THANK YOU



Thank you for the robin's song
That sings so sweetly in the trees.
Thank you for the warmth of sunshine
The light caresses of each breeze!

Thank you for the bright blue sky
The soothing green upon the hill!
Thank you for the fragrant flowers,
The babbling brook down by the mill.

Thank you for the love of family,
Abundant joy, each morning new!
Thank you for the joy of friendships,
All good things, God, come from you!

Thank you that you send upon us
Awesome blessings every day!
Thank you that You are my Father!
You'll never leave me, come what may!

© Karin Ristau

Comments

Anonymous said…
All of the things I am so grateful for! Just lovely Karin.

Enjoy your day.
July 9, 2011 at 8:06 AM
ellen b. said…
Yes! Thank you Lord.
Thanks for sharing Karin!
July 9, 2011 at 8:09 AM
Ruth Hiebert said…
A hearty Amen to this one.
July 9, 2011 at 8:43 AM
pam said…
AMEN and thank You for Karin....she is such a blessing to me! Hope you have a fun, restful weekend!
July 9, 2011 at 8:53 AM
pam said…
And GOOD GLORY...how I missed your last post I don't know. Well I do. I"m having trouble getting around. But Karin.....I LOVE IT! May I share it with some friends through email.
July 9, 2011 at 8:54 AM
Mari said…
This is a wonderful, thank you poem for summer!
July 9, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Anonymous said…
Amen! And thank you Karin for posting such an uplifting poem :-)

Have a great weekend :-)

~Ron
July 9, 2011 at 9:39 AM
Ginny Hartzler said…
Beautiful poem as usual. And you caught that mallard at just the right time, I also love the reflection!!
July 9, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Anonymous said…
Hi Karin
I'm kind of down right now and this poem has helped me and reminded me to focus on what I'm grateful for. Thank you
God bless
Tracy
July 9, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Unknown said…
So thankful that those beautiful words are true!!!
July 9, 2011 at 2:25 PM
Shug said…
Hi Karin...

What a beautiful way of expressing your thankfulness for the Blessings the Lord sends. We are a blessed people...God is so good!
Hugs,
shug
July 9, 2011 at 8:43 PM
Karen said…
I love your poems, Karin, and your thankful heart! Thanks for sharing this.
July 10, 2011 at 7:37 AM
George said…
Thank you for this reminder of all the things for which we should be giving thanks.
July 10, 2011 at 10:36 AM
said…
Staying the same forever, sounds like Sherlock Holmes.
July 14, 2011 at 7:51 AM
Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said…
Thank you for the ducks egg that is my breakfast.
Thank you for the duck that occasionally is my dinner.

Your photo of the duck, which is a water duck when I was young. This is part of my f=roots when I was young. I helped my mum rear ducks.
July 15, 2011 at 9:31 PM
Connie Arnold said…
Beautiful! So many things to be thankful for, and you have expressed so many of them in this lovely poem, Karin.
July 31, 2011 at 12:15 PM
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