How do you spell it? -

That elusive important word -

The one that encompasses

All the philosophies

All the religions

All the charity

All the sacrifice -

That word that captures it all?

You can wait out the night -

Moon & stars or not.

You can dream in color

Or see the world in black & white.

You can embrace kindness

Or you can pick out someone to hate

But if you find the word,

It will shine light on what is right

For some, that word is gratitude.

And you can spell it any way you want -

Sound it out

Get the feeling of what it means

To be grateful

To be full of gratitude

So that when the distance intervenes

And you feel separate,

From all you have lived

And all you have left behind

You can call the word

And you can spell it gratitude -

And, for what?

All you have gifted,

All the love you have given,

And for your share of it received