You thought you had everything
Essential for the creation of the perfect
life of love and joy. Family happy,
friends adoring, beloved waiting...
As cranberry and potato and pie
scents waft from the kitchen, creating
eclectic combinations that define
this day, the multiplicity of loves
you held in your heart swirled
and surrounded you in a
variegated cocoon of true joy.
Family still surrounds, friends
still abound, some loves are
lost, but new loves have been found.
One year ago you stood surrounded
by outer and inner scents of joys.
Today you hope to be as grateful
for the blessings you almost
didn't realize you had until
you nearly lost them.
