Counting our Blessings
Charles Fields II 1955 (Fort Bragg, NC)
Comparing our special gifts
as we count our blessings
we need to make sure and double it,
for the miracles we share
knowing we are not alone
someone cares about us
when we are down and out
calling with our all
sometimes, where we hear nothing,
only in silent echoes
which ripple through our lives
when we do find strength
moments we are alone
freed from the distraction of the day
balancing our worlds upon our inner focus
awakening once again giving time for us to pray
masking the comforting rhythms of familiar sounds
much like the sighted having fears of going blind
Remembering the less fortunate than you and i
Do you and yours cry for them, perhaps sometimes
Or is your belief in the common good …a lie?
Memories are a double-edged sword
not to be turned in anger against us
with all the love stored in our hearts
we should live forever.
Remember, we are all in this together
So, as we give
and it will come back
in many ways
in friendships
which double our capacity
to give
feeds us,
as we live it
find someone
as true to themselves
as they are true to you,
With the creators blessing
watch its glow extend
To everything about you
in everything say or do
So, we cannot ever
run out.
Living
and giving love
C2
Copyright ©2023 CEF2
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Written on 2018
Submitted by Charles2 on September 03, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,297 |
Words | 288 |
Stanzas | 25 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1 |
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