I wake and the stars shine brightly down upon me
Repeating their patterns again and again
Twinkling their mysterious lights
I am awake and thankful
~
And soon, the sun follows
Chasing the stars far away with her glow
A sherbet colored rising in the sky, shifting from pink to bright yellow
I am awake and full of gratitude
~
The sun slides across the sky
Following her well-worn paths again and again
Her shifts so imperceptable
Yet each day the pattern is new, even if only slightly so
~
I am awake and full of gratitude
As she slides toward the Western horizon
Reminding me of what was left behind
As the sky flares pinks and reds in her wake
~
Grateful for the stars emerging again
Another day to live, love, grow
Falling into ease and presence of the now
Slipping gently into the softness of the bed
~
Gratitude and thankfulness
Moving through every cell
Radiating out to others
I am asleep and thankful
