Sonnet (01.25.09)
HONOR BLANCO CABIE
–Pinili, Ilocos Norte
when you arise in the morning,
give thanks for the morning light,
for your life and strength.
give thanks for your food and for
the joys of living.
if you see no reason for giving thanks,
the fault lies in yourself.
–anonymous
indeed i have it etched across my mind
and heart, my lasting thanks to him for things
that he allowed that i may strum the strings
and have the wings and here avoid the grind.
the lord’s my shepherd — well he knows where i
must be in sun or rain, where i must be
in grief or joy, when i am caged or free,
when i’m down on my fours or when i’m high.
i don’t suppose some fault does lie at all
in me for i’m a grateful creature, i
must say that, knowing me, a man whose heart
and mind are grateful, off or on the hall.
as well i thank him for the lines that lie
within me, lines that form my rhythmic art.
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