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A Prayer of Thanksgiving
Max Coots
Let us give thanks.
For generous friends.with hearts as big as hubbards
and smiles as bright as their blossoms;
For feisty friends as tart as apples:
For continuous friends, who, like scallions and
cucumbers, keep reminding us we had them:
For crotchety friends, as sour as rhubarb and
as indestructible;
For handsome friends, who are as gorgeous as
eggplants and as elegant as a row of corn-and the others-as
plain as potatoes, and so good for you.
For funny friends, who are as silly as brussel
sprouts and as amusing as Jerusalem artichokes, and serious
friends as complex as cauliflowers and as intricate as onions;
For friends as unpretentious as cabbages, as
subtle as summer squash, as persistent as parsley, as delightful
as dill, as endless as zucchini, and who-like parsnips-can
be counted on to see you through the long winter;
For old friends nodding like sunflowers in the
evening-time, and young friends coming on as fast as radishes;
For loving friends, who wind around like tendrils,
and hold us despite our blights, wilts, and weathering;
And finally, for those friends now gone, like
gardens past, that have been harvested-but who fed us in their
times that we might have life thereafter;
For all these we give thanks.
LOVE |
Raymond
Page and his wife have been living in Douglasville for the past
thirteen years. Many of you remember his knocking on your door in
1999 when he ran for Councilman of Ward 5. After being honorably
discharged from the Army, he has been in and out of politics for
the past 40 years. Raymond enjoys political discussion and hearing
new points of view. He has personal experience in the fields of
mental health and retardation, housing for the elderly, small business,
labor unions, security, health issues for the elderly, international
issues and the current hot topics. He is looking forward to your
input.