Thanks
Thanks Thanks Mom For the nine months inside Thanks for my coming forth Thanks for unremembered kisses and hugs For the loving word on a quiet night. Thanks Thanks Dad For the days on the boat Thanks for the long drives Thanks for a bruised thumb next to blued nails For the directions when wielding a hammer. Thanks Thanks friends For hanging around Thanks family For sharing the time Thanks comrades For sharing a laugh Thanks wife and sons For the world and the life, the jokes and the battles. Thanks Thanks guys For taking a stand Thanks guys For not ducking the fight Thanks guys For the Fourth of July Thanks guys For a land of hope and law. Thanks, Thanks, God, For each night and day Thanks, God, For each flower and tree Thanks, God, For the waves and heat Thanks, God, For a simple day at the Thanksgiving table.
Thanks for good friends, too.