Giving thanks to family and friends

||| FROM BRUCE HANNA |||

I wrote this for the traditional thankful gathering of friends and family. I wrote it in 2002, the year my wife died, and most of my kids were together thereafter. For many of us, this year has been such a time — of sacrifice and tragedy.

I give thanks
to my family and friends

that you are
who you are

hungry for life
and the adventure of self 

that our hearts
still sing 

that we find meaning
In the new

and honor
the past 

that we celebrate
the sights smells,

tastes and sounds
of life 

that we share
laughs,

smiles, touches –
freely and fully 

that we embrace
each other’s nuances   

that we continue
to choose

to care
for all that beckons.

Happy Thanksgiving…
Bruce Hanna.