Poem: Thanksgiving 2023

Thanksgiving 2023

Thanks for this body that kept me well,
thanks for this mind in calmness dwelled.

Thanks to my parents, Mom and Dad,
thanks for siblings making me glad.

Thanks to friends for help in need,
thanks for their companionship indeed.

Thanks for sages sharing their wisdom,
thanks for showing the peaceful kingdom.

Thanks for music soothing my soul,
thanks to poetry making me whole.

Thanks to art, a feast for my eyes,
thanks to Nature, its oceans & skies.

Thanks to miracles of each new day,
thanks to joy in my work and play.

Thanks for living through time & space,
thanks for all the blessings and grace.

— Peter Y. Chou
Mountain View, 11-23-2023