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Gratitude in Joy & Sorrow, poem by Peter Menkin
by Peter Menkin Gratitude I have-- Had-- This sense of acceptance, Called giving thanks in a praise. Of words, And thoughts for God, Creator And sustainer My gratitude for my preservation, Bringing me to this new day-- As the Prayer goes. How kind the thought comes Of the goodness of God, though Sorrow is our lot. As is said, "Human condition." Contradiction. For sorrow is the daily sense, The feeling, the experience, the existential Day that finds the Other. In gratitude. Contradiction. Yes, we are in sorrow Of the body, of the head, of the experience Of living that at the same time is joy. That enveloping experience of emotion A happiness that is not happiness. But the mystery of gratitude for Joy, sense of kind thought and human condition And thoughts for God, Creator. As the Prayer goes in Christ. We are thankful in living for life, the gift; In gratitude, in gratitude again For our Creation. As the prayer goes in Christ. Peter Menkin, an aspiring poet, lives in Mill Valley, CA USA where he writes poetry. He is an Oblate of Immaculate Heart Hermitage, Big Sur, CA and that means he is a Camaldoli Benedictine. He is 64 years of age as of 2010. Copyright Peter Menkin http://www.petermenkin.blogspot.com Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |