My eyes¹, my ears², my mouth, and my nose³
My head all the way down to my toes⁴
A heart to love⁵, and a brain to think
About whatever seems interest-ing⁶
The chance to past on knowledge⁷ and genes⁸
The ability to stand up for what I believe⁹
Education¹⁰, my sister¹¹, and my mother-tongue¹²,
Photos¹³ and stories from when I was young¹⁴
A home¹⁵, flowers¹⁶, shoes on my feet¹⁷
A bamboo toothbrush to clean my teeth¹⁸
Aeroplanes¹⁹, waterfalls²⁰, oxygen²¹ and land²²
Spontaneous adventures that were never planned²³
Two parents that are still together²⁴
And the ever-changing unpredictable weather²⁵
Fruit²⁶, insects²⁷, children²⁸ and healing²⁹
Listeners³⁰, consciousness³¹, peace³² and feelings³³
Camp fires³⁴, oat milk³⁵, warmth during the cold³⁶,
Australia³⁷, soul mates³⁸, watching history unfold³⁹
School⁴⁰, public transport⁴¹, mangoes⁴² and teachers⁴³
Music⁴⁴, family⁴⁵, festivals⁴⁶ and beaches⁴⁷
Womanhood⁴⁸, the opportunity to travel⁴⁹, and second hand stores⁵⁰
Strangers that have opened their hearts⁵¹ and their doors⁵²
Farmers who grow the crops that I can-not⁵³
Swimming⁵⁴, smiles⁵⁵ and serene camping spots⁵⁶
Meditation⁵⁷, yoga⁵⁸, my mum⁵⁹ and my dad⁶⁰
All the people that make me happy when I’m sad⁶¹
Fresh food to eat⁶², change⁶³, and heaven on earth⁶⁴
Sand⁶⁵, gardens⁶⁶, and waves to surf⁶⁷
Different cultures⁶⁸, languages⁶⁹ and places⁷⁰
Cuisines⁷¹, animals⁷², emotions⁷³ and faces⁷⁴
Dresses⁷⁵, the sun⁷⁶, the moon⁷⁷, and the stars⁷⁸
The ability to connect with loved ones from miles a part⁷⁹
Trees⁸⁰, forests⁸¹, the ocean⁸², and the breeze⁸³
The ability to manifest all of my dreams⁸⁴
Birds⁸⁵, rainbows⁸⁶ and growth after rain⁸⁷
Self-forgiveness⁸⁸ and joy after pain⁸⁹
Banana farms⁹⁰, water⁹¹, and hugs⁹²
Bees⁹³, butterflies⁹⁴ and bugs⁹⁵
The ability to walk⁹⁶, dance⁹⁷ and sing⁹⁸
Life⁹⁹, death¹⁰⁰ and all that lies in between¹⁰¹
– brb
Written on 10th July 2019, to reflect artistically on what I am grateful for.
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