Thank You All for Coming Here

December 17, 2019

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Saying Thank You.

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A poem to thank guests for coming to a birthday party:

Thank you all for coming here

To celebrate my life.

But most of all I'd like to thank

My lovely, loving wife.

One gives up a lot for love

In freedom, time, and tears,

And makes commitments that must last

For lifetimes, not just years.

What one gets I can see here --

A world one can call home,

A space that's safe for innocence,

A common comfort zone.

And so I'm glad that you have come,

All gathered in this place

To share this bit of birthday joy,

To share this glimpse of grace;

To share this meal with me as I

Another year accrue,

That I might know the happiness

I wish for all of you.

© by Nicholas Gordon

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This week’s theme: Saying Thank You

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12/17: Thank You All for Coming Here