The Gifts of These Days and Nights

May we fill with gratitude with all we have 

May we share our selves, our time, our resources 

May we be at peace with ourselves alone

May we be in remembrance of those gone before us

May we allow our endings in grace

May we embrace our beginnings with courage and delight 

May we feast, drum, sing, and dance in love and prayer

in the lights and gifts of these coming days and nights 

© Andrea Canaan

     Atlanta, Georgia

     December 23, 2022