Being Grateful

Being Grateful - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Just look around And you will find Plenty of things Plenty of blessings Plenty of grace Some valuable Some priceless Suns that bring warmth Moons that bring mirth Of coolness and sweetness Of subtle beauty speechless Clouds that bring fattening dews Winds that bring cooling breeze Spring that bestows bounteous gifts Autumn that pours rich harvest All but we see in plenty And the breath we take is not the least They come not in scanty Rather than seeing this life as breath- taking Rather than taking a breath and pausing And reflecting and appreciating life as it is Our endless wishes are squeezing our breath out We seem to say We have not enough to be grateful this way And wait till life ought to be a certain way Imagine pretty hard it's raining For the rain to stop, desire is wishing And an umbrella, gratitude is carrying If peace be the seed of happiness Gratitude is the womb that it carries Gratitude is not a promise of the future But a commitment of the present fair Peace is a choice Peace is an option Peace is a path to tread on Being grateful is the easiest way to be peaceful