Thankful, Grateful, Blessed – A Pantoum
A Pantoum is a repeating poem
of four original lines 1-4 that feature elaboration of thought in lines 5-8 and follows this stanza sequence: 1,2,3,4 and then 2,5,4,6, and then 5,7,6,8, and finally 7,3,8,1 so that the poem begins and ends in a circular fashion
be thankful
be grateful
be blessed
not only at Thanksgiving, but always
be grateful for life – for all it holds
for family, for friends, for dogs, for love
not only at Thanksgiving, but always
just imagine a life absent of love
love of family, friends, dogs
are cherished treasures – not collections of things that may all burn to ash
life without the blessings of love would be empty
time, moments, conversations, and experiences: gift-wrapped memories
real treasures aren’t measured in green value or worth
be blessed with presence- not presents
time, moments, conversations, and
experiences: priorities
be thankful
Common Threads 