Poema del Ringraziamento

Riportiamo un poema sulla Festa del Ringraziamento, tratto da amishamerica.com, condiviso da un amish della Holmes county, in Ohio.

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I Am Thankful – Poem Of Thanksgiving

I am thankful:

For the wife Who says it’s hot dogs tonight

Because she is home with me

And not out with someone else.

For the husband Who is on the sofa

Being a couch potato

Because he is home with me

And not out at the bars.

For the teenager Who is complaining about doing dishes

Because it means she is at home,

Not on the streets.

For the taxes I pay Because it means

I am employed.

For the mess to clean after a party Because it means I have

Been surrounded by friends.

For the clothes that fit a little too snug Because it means

I have enough to eat.

For my shadow that watches me work Because it means

I am out in the sunshine.

For a lawn that needs mowing,

Windows that need cleaning,

And gutters that need fixing Because it means that I have a home.

For all the complaining

I hear about the government Because it means

We have freedom of speech.

For the parking spot

I find at the far end of the parking lot Because it means

I am capable of walking,

And I have been blessed with transportation.

For my huge heating bill Because it means

I am warm.

For the lady behind me in church

Who sings off key Because it means I can hear.

For the pile of laundry and ironing

Because it means

I have clothes to wear.

For weariness and aching muscles

At the end of the day Because it means I have been

Capable of working.

For the alarm that goes off

In the early morning hours Because it means

I am alive.