1972
Poetry
by Michael F. Nyiri
Thanksgiving Prayer
Thank you Lord Though my mom is lying in the hospital right now Though the doctors say she might not... Though my dad is crying in his heart every night Though my sister thinks she's found a love At last And nobody knows if it'll hold on Though my brother is reaching That stage of life when uncertainty Becomes the daily watchword Though my friend might be drafted Into a war he never asked for Though my world seems more at a standstill than it ever did Before. Thank you for the sun rising in the morning Thank you for the faces I see on the street Thank you for the animals Who cannot talk but still can communicate Thank you for my world No matter how bad it may be Thank you that I can still cry
copyright 2001 by Michael F. Nyiri
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