let’s put aside our small talk
and talk of our blessings

even if we have to sit wordlessly
to hear each other

let us connect and remember
the blessings that came to us

in moments of healing,
of wisdom, wonder and love

blessings that arrived
in the guise of coincidence
as rare flashes of beauty
or an inexplicably deep peace

let us open ourselves
to this vibrant thread of blessedness
that guides our lives

to the blessings
that are still waiting
for the time when we are ready
to welcome them