Last night at poetry class, the prompt was to list ten things you are grateful for, and ten things you are dreading then pull both together into a poem or prose. I won’t reveal the dread list – perhaps at a later time – in the middle of a dreary winter’s day. I will however, share my grateful list with you.

Of course my family and friends were top of the list. From there the list deviates and when we recounted our lists to each other, it is always interesting what other people put down.

So here we go –

I am grateful for

• raising one child who became a kind and responsible person
• that my son talks with us every week voluntarily
• that he lives near family even though he is far from us
• for 37 years of marriage to Richard (today is our anniversary)
• my friends
• the gift of creativity
• my morning coffee
• my sense of humor
• a quick mind
• Egyptian cotton
• my mid morning coffee
• a working coffee pot at home
• a working coffee pot at work
• wine openers
• wine in to-go cups
• wine in a box
• wine with my sisters
• wine with Aunt Ursie
• wine with friends
• wine by myself
• wine at sunsets

I’m sure you get the idea…

I thank all of you for reading this blog post and I wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

-mb

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