yvonne 11.24.11

[posted late due to lack of internet access.]

11.24.11

I am thankful for sunrise. and sunset.

I am thankful for friends who tell me the truth.

I am thankful for Beethoven.

I am thankful for (good) poetry.

I am thankful for dark chocolate.

I am thankful for 2 legs, 2 arms, and 10 fingers & toes that (mostly) work.

I am thankful for running water. electricity. hot showers.

I am thankful for brussel sprouts. sweet potatoes. ginger.

I am thankful for the 40 years I knew my brother.

I am thankful for violins and loud guitars.

I am thankful for all the good sex I've had.

I am thankful for a place of my own with a door that locks.

I am thankful for books and libraries and all those many words.

I am thankful for Heaney and Yeats and Plath and Joyce.

I am thankful for Scrabble. Clue. and running up hills.

I am thankful for mountains and oceans and all the roads in between.

I am thankful for laughter. parades. dancing. even clowns.

I am thankful for crescendoes. allegro. adagio and andante

I am thankful for Yo-Yo Ma. Isaac Stern. Beverly Sills.

I am thankful for the freedom (mostly) to speak my mind.

I am thankful for basketball. swimming. yes, even dodgeball.

I am thankful for eyeliner. mascara. and the freedom to wear both (or not).

I am thankful for coyotes. javalinas. cats. dogs. and horses.

I am thankful for sunrise. and sunset.

and all the moments in between.