gratitude

[froggoddess]

that my great-aunt decided to stay in her house coat all day long

that my grandmother found her necklace

that the cousins ate chocolate pie in evening shade

for having been somewhere long enough to hold my own in community history and gossip

for a household that requires a kitchen scheduling conversation near the holidays, because everyone loves to cook way too much

that my cousin's stint in afghanistan got cancelled, even though he really needs the money

for being open and curious

for being loved