by Herbert Levine
What does it take to treasure each day,
to give thanks for the gifts not earned,
to savor the taste of every first fruit
and know that enough is as good as a feast?
It takes a lifetime to learn how to live,
to sort through the stuff that fills up our days,
to weigh and measure just what to claim
and know that enough is as good as a feast.
So sit at nightfall with those you love
and light a candle to greet the dark,
clasp hands as you bless the bread
and know that enough is as good as a feast.
Open your heart to the joy and the pain,
the bitter and sweet of the knowledge you’ve gained
and sweetly surrender to what you can’t change
and know that enough is as good as a feast…
