UBC Day 25 - I am grateful for Nature


Everyone knows that Gratitude is a theme I like to write about a lot and so does my friend, fellow blogger, Laurel Reagan who has a weekly Gratitude list on her blog, Alphabet Salad. http://www.alphabetsalad.com/todays-gratitude-list-linkup-no-39/

Here is a little poem I wrote about being grateful for Nature.

I’m grateful for each thing that grows,
I’m grateful for flowers, plants and trees,
I’m grateful for dirt beneath my toes
I’m grateful for the summer breeze,

I’m grateful for the birds that sing
I’m grateful for their lovely song,
I’m grateful for each beak and wing
I’m grateful we have birds all year long,

I’m grateful to see Nature all around
From up in the sky to down on the ground!


Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 25, 2014 at 9:00 PM

    oh yes! Very grateful for Nature.
    I love looking out my window to see all that greenery :)

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    1. UnknownJuly 26, 2014 at 2:12 PM

      Nature is the best, especially in summer. Thanks for your comment.

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  2. SuzyJuly 25, 2014 at 11:06 PM

    Nice poem. Nature is indeed beautiful and yes we should be grateful.

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    1. UnknownJuly 26, 2014 at 2:12 PM

      Thanks, Suzy. It's the quickest way to gratitude that I know.

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  3. RajlakshmiJuly 25, 2014 at 11:46 PM

    I am grateful too :) beautiful verses :)

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  4. Swathi ShenoyJuly 26, 2014 at 6:01 AM

    Beautiful poem :) I am grateful I read this which reminds me how grateful I should be about everything around me :)

    http://swathishenoy.blogspot.in/2014/07/an-incomplete-love-story.html

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  5. VinodiniJuly 26, 2014 at 7:10 AM

    Beautiful, most of the things I feel grateful for as well :)

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  6. AathiraJuly 26, 2014 at 11:49 AM

    That was beautiful, Cathy! We should be thankful for the little things in life.

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  7. UnknownJuly 26, 2014 at 2:14 PM

    Thanks for your comment. Yes, the little things are important, for sure.

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  8. UnknownJuly 28, 2014 at 4:07 PM

    Beautiful, Cathy!

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