Thanks Giving...
by tinalouise (Member) - published: November 23, 2006
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I look around and wonder what
Anyone’s got
to be thankful for
Famine war
Terrorism fears
Mourning tears
In Iraq
Bodies stacked
In bloody heaps
Political show of deceit
Life’s defeat
In battles wrong
Sad songs
Of wailing women
Innocence imprisoned
Under false pretext
Populus vexed,
Depressed
Drug laced
Sad faced
Hopeless
Wreck of earth
Polluted beyond worth
Thanksgiving seems
Self deceiving

Until…

I look around and wonder why
Blue skies
Sunshine
Glistening
Rain
Laughing children
Playing games
Sea on shore lapping luscious
Wave sounds
Pounding surf on rock mounds
Trees of green and gold and brown
Shimmering lights of tinsel towns
New born eyes looking up
Hands that hold full cups
Of delight and satisfaction
Joyous human interaction
On the bus, in the park
In the light, in the dark
Entwining flesh that tickles with life
People’s happiness after strife
Understanding reached by folk
A helping hand when someone’s broke
The warmth of a fire on a cold day
The sound of anyone as they pray
In voices lifted from the soul
Sent to gods both new and old
Just the one destination
One creator for every soul and nation
One recipient of all those voices
One purveyor of hope and choices
One creator with names a plenty
One creator partnering our destiny
One humanity residing together
On one earth,
Forever and ever
One gift we all have
One life in our hands
And beyond all this
The most precious gift
That deserves thanks giving
Is the moment we are living
This moment that is eternally now.

------
Namaste

“The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it.”
Albert Einstein

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The following comments are for "Thanks Giving..."
by tinalouise

Tina's World
This was lovely Tina...reminds us that in a world gone mad, there are still things to be grateful for . Living in the moment is what we should all be mindful of...we never know when it will be our last!

Missed ya my friend.

Love,
Bea

( Posted by: Beatrice Boyle [Member] On: November 23, 2006 )

Thanks Giving
'cause when the big picture crumbles we've got to look to the little things for our joy and comfort and, ultimately, redemption... loved "Joyous human interaction", good stuff. enough said.

( Posted by: AuldMiseryGuts [Member] On: November 24, 2006 )

Tina, Happy Thanksgiving
It's really what we decide to choose, as you decide to write your poem with the first set and then the second (as separated by 'Until...') not the other way around. Sometimes we couldn't help but dream of the ones in your 'second set' and wake up to the ones in your 'first set'... that's how truth is sometimes Tina, and I know you're aware of that. I'm sorry I couldn't help saying such things, my officemate Samantha told me a lot of stories about murder and rebels this afternoon when I thought I could continue enjoying my Buko-fruit salad... :-(

( Posted by: peterpaulino [Member] On: November 24, 2006 )

Tina, I'm sorry
Try reading your poem with the second set first then 'Until..', then the first set, it's pefectly readable that way too, changing/reversing your whole message... That's what I am meaning to say. I miss you my dear friend, Namaste

( Posted by: peterpaulino [Member] On: November 24, 2006 )

Peter, Bea, Shannon...
I know Peter and I do understand your point. I don't plan the poetry, but with this I was giving thought to those in the US attempting to celebrate Thanksgiving - particularly the families and friends of the nearly 3,000 dead service men and women and all those now suffering with injuries and mental torture as a result of their service ....then, the 'until' came as I thought of all that life is trying to freely give us - the glorious opportunity and gift that is living. I didn't want to end pessimistically - every moment offers hope. I miss you too my friend and often worry for you as instability rages through your home and government too.

Shannon - exactly. Sometimes the woods are so bloody ugly - you have to look at the trees to find the beauty :)

Bea, so wonderful to find you about again - sorry I am absent at the moment....plan to rectify that as soon as possible :) Happy Thanksgiving.

Namaste, Tina xxx

( Posted by: tinalouise [Member] On: November 24, 2006 )

Thank you
Tina, thank you. You know, I have great admiration for you! I'd keep on saying your poetry is finding its way home to the masses' hearts, you gotta have them published in magazines and bulletins, people/peoples have got to hear! All the world have got to hear!

( Posted by: peterpaulino [Member] On: November 24, 2006 )

Peter...
I am lucky enough to have found one outlet at www.counterpunch.org - political website in the US...they kindly publish me in their Poet's Basement on the weekend issues sometimes. That they do, makes me very proud to be considered a 'poet'.

I don't imagine poetry will change the world, but I do think that it is a great way to share how we feel and sometimes, if we are lucky, to have informed someone of something they may otherwise have been less aware of, or viewed differently. I think the media sanitise war and poetry has to show it spilling its blood; the media propagandise (is that a word?) politics and poetry has to to strip it naked to its lies...maybe?
Namaste x

( Posted by: tinalouise [Member] On: November 24, 2006 )

Tina's thanksgiving
Gratitude is part of a state of grace.

'nuff said.

Except that it is reassuring to see gratitude take up a bigger part of this poem than the suffering that comes from ingratitude...

Thank YOU!

Lucie

( Posted by: windchime [Member] On: November 26, 2006 )

A Healthy Balance
What a beautiful balance. Fearlessy considering all aspects. It reminds me of the concept of god-awareness. I feel "oneness," in this one.

( Posted by: BAAL [Member] On: November 27, 2006 )

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