giving thanks
can be a very existential thing
as the legendary settlers in New England learned
when they arrived
as illegal immigrants
and the natives
though wary of their guns and swords
taught them to plant
corn together with fish
and shared their harvest with them
late in the year
giving thanks may be a very personal thing
whenever we travel far away
are given a friendly welcome
are fed and housed by the natives
and accepted into their families
giving thanks is a very human thing
it shows that we are aware
of the fragility of our life
that it always depends
on the kindness of strangers
who help us to survive
in their world
after all
we are aliens
in most parts of our globe
* * *
Apr 4, 2015
Apr 4, 2015 at 6:17 PM UTC
giving thanks
can be a very existential thing
as the legendary settlers in New England learned
when they arrived
as illegal immigrants
and the natives
though wary of their guns and swords
taught them to plant
corn together with fish
and shared their harvest with them
late in the year
giving thanks may be a very personal thing
whenever we travel far away
are given a friendly welcome
are fed and housed by the natives
and accepted into their families
giving thanks is a very human thing
it shows that we are aware
of the fragility of our life
that it always depends
on the kindness of strangers
who help us to survive
in their world
after all
we are aliens
in most parts of our globe
* * *
