Thursday, April 2, 2020

Gratitude




Gratitude

I
give thanks
for the clouds.
Yes, the same ones
that spoiled your picnic,
that rained on your parade,
that flooded the soccer field.
I am thankful for clouds because
without them there'd be no rainbows, and
behind them there will always be blue skies.


©Mary Lee Hahn, 2020


This poem is an etheree, written with gratitude to Liz Garton Scanlon for her poetry prompts.



2 comments:

  1. What a fun form! And a great message.
    (And I see that flipside in there, too. :)

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    1. I missed your theme announcement. Are others writing with you this month? I'm trying out the Poetry Foundation +18 prompts at :
      https://www.poetryfoundation.org/library/prompts

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