I am thankful for

Long days

Longer nights

Winds blow

snow falls

It would be easy to

think only of the dark

and cold

and yet

the fire dances

triplet nephews watch TV

cards are played

and pistachios devoured

and yet 

my son's laugh echo's through the house

as his wife rolls her eyes

and sisters share war stories

and yet

the snow blankets the ground 

a carpet of white

cats doze

horses graze

and yet

an email from a friend brings a smile

and a picture of my granddaughter tugs at my heart

life is not always easy

or fun

and yet

love lives

and I am thankful