the only prayer

if the only prayer

a Beloved nonagenarian

(who has traveled

through the depths

of grief and loss

and still emanates

a smile that rivals

the Sun for Radiance)

can offer is

'Thank You'

then certainly

i can, too...

Thank...

YOU.

#40wordprayers #Lent2022 #ThankfulForVisionAndWisdomOfBelovedElders #MeisterEckhart #ForDearMaryB

('Childlike and Playful' © Richard Reich-Kuykendall)