{"id":2698,"date":"2017-11-23T05:13:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T10:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2017-11-23T05:13:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T10:13:57","slug":"i-tried-to-write-a-poem-to-express-my-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/i-tried-to-write-a-poem-to-express-my-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"I Tried to Write a Poem to Express My Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"

I tried to write a poem to express my gratitude
\nBut I got lost in lines and beats and rhymes and a dismal attitude
\nSo I threw it out and started over, plunged headlong into the verses,
\nAnd turned my gaze on all the ways my blessings far outweigh my curses<\/p>\n

That’s the secret, that’s the mystery, that’s the never-ending story
\nNot to pretend that in the end we find misfortune less than glory
\nBut to count the good more thoroughly and embrace the coming days
\nWith confidence and a constant sense of thankfulness and praise<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
\n(Image: “A thankful heart…,” by BK, on Flickr under Creative Commons.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, to one and all.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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