Of All These Things Be Thankful



Of All These Things Be Thankful
Praise God, for He breathed life into you.
And thank Him for all of your loved ones who,
Have been able to share their moments here,
And create the memories that we all hold so dear.

Health and happiness, home and food,
Neighbors and friends who when needed would,
Always be there with a helping hand,
Making our lives here on earth, so grand.

And lest we forget, our freedom to live,
And to worship God as we believe,
Because of the men and women who fight
For our land here, and overseas.

Thank God for His most precious Son,
Who shed His blood for everyone.
For without His Love, we would be lost,
To save our souls, Jesus paid all the costs.

So, on this day, as you are down on your knees,
Of all these things , be Thankful...please.
And ask our Father, in heaven above,
To give us the Blessings and Peace, of His Love.

Tonya Richard/2001

About this poem

Written for a dear friend and neighbor, who became like more like a family member. Given printed and framed to our many loved ones on Thanksgiving 2001.

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Written on October 18, 2001

Submitted by tonya_r on October 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAAXX XXBB XXXC DDXX CCEE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 856
Words 166
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4, 4, 4

Tonya King Richard

Tonya King Richard is married to Carl Richard. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Tonya is also the published author of, “A Childlike Faith, For All I Trust Him” released 6/21 about her life with her 4 children. Sadly, Tonya would lose her 3 youngest after they were killed in a fatal car crash in 1987. She created Memorial websites complete with poetry created from memories of other bereaved parents who had experienced the unthinkable loss of their child/children until Yahoo began charging for web space. more…

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