There are many people more eloquent, even poetic, than I. I don't have the gift to put words into verse that can make a person weep as they read them.
I am, I guess, a more simple person. Maybe just more visual. I actually have no idea and am a bit too old to do such introspection. It just....is.
This thanksgiving, I thought about what kind of image would be appropriate.
Turkey? No.
Dinosaur in a turkey hat? No. But, yes, I have that image!
Food? No.
Finally, it occurred to me. The image below is what I want.
To be fair, this is just a symbol. Certainly I am thankful for this young lady. But, I am equally thankful for her brother and her two cousins.
It is more than that. She is/They are innocent. She is/They are happy. She is/They are healthy. She is/They are...the future.
And we need a future better than the one I see given our world. We've lost innocence, tolerance, and joy.
I am thankful she still has it. And, I will fight to ensure she keeps it.....for a long time.
I am, I guess, a more simple person. Maybe just more visual. I actually have no idea and am a bit too old to do such introspection. It just....is.
This thanksgiving, I thought about what kind of image would be appropriate.
Turkey? No.
Dinosaur in a turkey hat? No. But, yes, I have that image!
Food? No.
Finally, it occurred to me. The image below is what I want.
To be fair, this is just a symbol. Certainly I am thankful for this young lady. But, I am equally thankful for her brother and her two cousins.
It is more than that. She is/They are innocent. She is/They are happy. She is/They are healthy. She is/They are...the future.
And we need a future better than the one I see given our world. We've lost innocence, tolerance, and joy.
I am thankful she still has it. And, I will fight to ensure she keeps it.....for a long time.
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