Gratitude Galore

Random Cards of Kindness and Gratitude

by Mary Campbell

INSPIRATION GRATITUDE

The odd stray thought, the cockamamie scheme...

an impulse to make songs, or birthday cakes,

or sculptures out of bits of string... could be

the universe’s way of saying, “Pay

attention, kid; you just might change the world.”

--by Mary Campbell

Gratitude poem #8, iambic pentameter, 12-2-2015

Giving Thanks 5 Lines at a Time

THANK GOD! Gratitude poem #5, iambic pentameter, 11-28-2015

GOD GRATITUDE 

It doesn't seem to matter what I call
the Force Divine, the Source of Love, the Guy
or Gal Upstairs, Allah, or Adonai. 
It doesn't matter, when I pray, what Name
I use; it matters only that I do.

*****

THANKFUL FOR VOWELS! Gratitude poem #6, iambic pentameter, 11-29-2015

O GRATITUDE

Thank heaven for the letter O--so that
the Widow Lennon doesn’t have to be
YK N, the play’s not THELL, those trees aren’t AKS... 
and as for me, I’d rather greet a friend
with less extravagance of warmth than “HELL.”

*****


THANKS, MOM AND DAD. Gratitude poem #7, iambic pentameter, 11-30-2015

ETERNAL GRATITUDE

The picture hung above the fireplace
at Mom and Dad's. My grandpa made the frame. 
No fireplace today, no Mom and Dad,
except in the occasional refrain
that echoes, "Wear a hat; it's going to rain."

Gut-Flora Gratitude

Source: Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine

Gratitude poem of the day #4, five lines in iambic pentameter, 11/27/2015

GUT-FLORA GRATITUDE

Intestinal bacteria are not

the enemy I thought. Some types, it seems,

are friendly to digestion, some protect

immunity, and some make vitamins.

Reminder: Eat bananas, beans, and kraut.

--by Mary Campbell

Caffeine Gratitude

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE! This week I'm challenging myself to write each morning a gratitude poem of five lines in iambic pentameter. 

Here's no. 1, for 11/23/2015:

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CAFFEINE GRATITUDE

My morning coffee—yesterday’s, I must 

confess, reheated in the microwave—

is less a beverage than a simple, cheap

indulgence, plus a timely tweet from God:

“A brief reminder: Bitter can be sweet.”

—Mary Campbell