Sharing my long time friend Barbara Wiatrak Young Poem “Thanks”

My friend Barbara Wiatrak Young from Pasadena High School days in Texas enjoys writing poetry. She shares her thoughts with PHS alumni. This is my opportunity to share her thoughts with you; my appreciation, thanks and gratitude for your following my Blog Site.

Thanks

by barb wiatrak young

So oft I think and ponder

Of the things around I see

That bring the joy and wonder

Of all that belongs to me.

There is the bounty of the forests

Where I wander and I walk

And smell the scented pine,

Where the trees and creatures talk.

I own the mountains beauty

Mine to see and view

Then the grandeur of the sunsets

Or the mornings misty hue.

I see the world around me

It is mine to have and hold

If I take the time to see it

Natures beauty can unfold.

I don’t need a piece of paper

Or a deed that makes it mine

It belongs to everyone

It’s a gift of God’s design.

The violets and the dewdrops

The roses and the briar

The sky that lights the heaven

And oft times it seems on fire.

Everything around me

If I take the time to see

Belongs to us His children

A gift to you and me.

So enjoy sweet nature’s bounty

Be thankful for it all

For the freshness of the springtime

For the summer and the fall.

When winters icy hand

Lays her coldness on your heart

Remember it’s the plan

It is all a needful part.

  

Happy Holiday Season from

Mary Dove Art