Thank you to Life

 

Thank you to life, which has given me so much. 

It gave me two beams of light, that when opened, 

Can perfectly distinguish black from white 

And in the sky above, her starry backdrop,  

And from within the multitude

The one that I love. 

Thank you to life, which has given me so much. 

It gave me an ear that, in all of its width

Records— night and day—crickets and canaries, 

Hammers and turbines and bricks and storms,

And the tender voice of my beloved.

Thank you to life, which has given me so much.

It gave me sound and the alphabet.

With them the words that I think and declare: 

“Mother,” “Friend,” “Brother” and the light shining.  

The route of the soul from which comes love.  

Thank you to life, which has given me so much. 

It gave me the ability to walk with my tired feet. 

With them I have traversed cities and puddles  

Valleys and deserts, mountains and plains. 

And your house, your street and your patio. 

Thank you to life, which has given me so much.

It gave me a heart, that causes my frame to shudder,

When I see the fruit of the human brain, 

When I see good so far from bad, 

When I see within the clarity of your eyes…

Thank you to life, which has given me so much.

It gave me laughter and it gave me longing. 

With them I distinguish happiness and pain—  

The two materials from which my songs are formed, 

And your song, as well, which is the same song.  

And everyone’s song, which is my very song.

My daughter introduced us to this beautiful song and the glorious Mercedes Sosa. It seems the perfect song for Thanksgiving. I am so thankful for the life I have and the friends and family that I have been given. They are a gift I am thankful for every day.


Wishing you all a perfect day.

• The Thanksgiving I think of every year and the friends I shared it with it. 
• Recipe for the cranberry salad I make every year.