| November 23, 2004 : 5:14 a.m. pst |
poetry
by Michael F. Nyiri
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November 23, 2004 : 5:14 a.m. pst
"Thanksgiving Prayer 2004"
Walls of debt, unscalable, portending certain hardship
(But it was my cavalier decisions at the cause)
Lack of romance and close friendships
(But I'm better off than most of humanity this holiday)
Depressions which last longer as the wrinkles increase
(But so what?, life goes on)
Impossible feelings when I read the newspaper
(Yet similar events have been happening all my life)
Increasing fear that somehow all is wrong
(Yet a light shines into the darkest depths of despair)
Another holiday meal spent in a restaurant alone
(Yet at least I'll have a feast, some won't)A hummingbird trills his small but mighty wings
Hallelujah, life is wrought with pain and suffering
An Angel with her throaty voice still sings
A sudden cloudburst serves a cause for bufferingThese plights are nothing, in the grander scheme
And as I look Heavenward, I thank thee for everything
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