Thanksgiving 1996

If I should take a little time
	To put my thoughts into a rhyme
Concerning my friends, both old and new.
	This is thethought I would send  to you.

Of the many things that I may feel,
	The one that truly is most real
Is more a kind of an attitude
	That fills ones heart with gratitude.

Now, as you carve the Thanksgiving turkey
	(Although the weather may be quite murky)
As you thank God for His every gift
	May this rhyme give your heart a lift

For God has given us so many things
	(Maybe not gold or diamond rings)
But now and until the journey ends
	I will thank my God for all my friends.

So, friend, may you in the coming years
	Find a solace for all of your fears
In the fact that God is still in control down here,
	In this world that is so often void of Cheer

For while the day is short and the night so long,
	(In the darkness you may hear the angel's song)
And know that soon it will be all right 
	With longer days and a much shorter night.

God bless and keep you one and all
	Through winter,summer, spring and fall.
Start today to give some heartfelt praise
	And it will brighten all your remaining days.

GHVS 11/15/96