- The golden ribbon of light along the curtain as the bedheaded sun peeks beneath the shade
- The perfume of dirt, black with rain
- Voices in harmony: “Come to my heart, Lord, come with anointing!”
- The blue blue blue of the Mediterranean from my bedroom window
- Talks that mean something
- Streets that are mine
- Second-hand clothing that smells good
- Fat babies in strollers, new and content
- Libraries of musty books
- Old men with hats and canes, lined up on park benches
- Rest beneath the late shadow of a palm
- Church bells
- Harmonious trails of busy ants
- A terrier grinning at me from the driver’s seat of a parked van
- Teenagers breakdancing in the park, conscious and proud of curious passersby
- Bright vests against black skin that whiz by on bikes
- The sweat and paint on a laborer just leaving work
- The echoing jingle of keys in an otherwise silent stairwell
- A real letter in a real mailbox
- Weary clouds in silver pajamas for bed
20 things I’m thankful for
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