may there be gratitude
for well-fitting shoes
and the aches that are absent
for the scent of rain
and the sparrow’s song
for the return of the salmon,
that add their richness to the land
for a found moment
of restfulness
for what has been received
and what has been denied
for jam and buttons
and a new insight
for friends
that always seem happy
to hear from us
may these blessings,
and their kin
feel seen and welcome
in the heart
