A Thanksgiving Tradition: Gratitude 2025

In which I continue my tradition of taking what I have posted under "gratitude" throughout the year in these blog posts and turning them into a poem (or two). This year, I was not as faithful to the Sensorium so I had fewer posts, but a powerful list.

Gratitude 2025, The Short List

Poetry

Solarpunk
Guidance, the universe, paths
Friends (a table full of, a getaway with, and their writings)
Togetherness
New Year, living in the future
Sam (time with)

Guidance for Gratitude 2025

This universe brings us together at table,

This table full of friends, a universe together,

This universe together, a table full of friends.

We belong to the solarpunk future,

We, being friends and their future writings,

We guide the future, paths taken together.

May we walk paths of togetherness.

May we sit at the friends’ table together,

May we get away together this new year.

Friends, to our future together!

Guidance for Gratitude 2025 II

This table brings us together at universe,

This universe full of future, a table together,

This table together, a universe full fof uture.

We belong to the solarpunk friends,

We, being future and their writings,

We guide the friends, paths taken together.

May we walk paths of togetherness.

May we sit at the futures’ universe together,

May we get away together this new year.

Future, to our friends together!

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