Gratitude Poems

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Alex Green
Gratitude is the heart's memory, a sentiment beautifully woven into the tapestry of life. These poems explore the depths and expressions of thankfulness in its many forms.
6 min read
Table of contents
1. Thankful Whispers
2. The Bounty of Days
3. Gratitude's Harvest
4. Reflections of Gratitude
5. Thanks Enwoven
6. The Grateful Exchange
7. Gratitude’s Quiet Song
8. Grateful Crescendo
9. Ode to the Givers
10. Evening Gratitude

1. Thankful Whispers

Morning dew on tender green,
Soft whispers of the serene,
Gratitude in every scene,
Life’s kindnesses, long unseen.


 

The sun’s caress on my face,
Nature’s slow, embracing grace,
In such warmth, my heart finds place,
For simple joy, there’s ample space.


 

Whispers of a grateful breath,
Amidst calm or in life’s heft,
Thank yous rise, there’s no bereft,
In gratitude, love is deft.


 

Thanks for laughs, the tears, the growth,
For the moments most oath’d,
A grateful heart wears no loath,
It sings in contented troth.


 

To express, thanks need no sound,
In every small wonder found,
Gratitude spins the world round,
In its embrace, we’re all bound.



 

2. The Bounty of Days

The dawn dedicates its light,
A silent sonnet of might,
To this heart, when held aright,
Finds thanks in the ordinary sight.


 

For gentle rains on slanted roofs,
For untold truths and woven goofs,
Gratitude, the evidence reproofs,
Is wealth that needs no further proofs.


 

In the bread we break and share,
In the eyes that show they care,
Thankful thoughts twine like prayer,
Riches found in moments rare.


 

Eclipsed darts, the light of stars,
Journeys made in rusted cars,
Every thanks, removes the scars,
And frees our dreams from their jars.


 

So toast we now this gratitude,
In whispered thanks, not platitude,
For life, in its granditude,
We are truly, deeply imbued.



 

3. Gratitude's Harvest

Seeds of thanks, we sow and tend,
With patient care, our spirits mend,
Harvest thanks without an end,
To life's curve, we gently bend.


 

Though spring blooms may touch the frost,
Gratitude is never lost,
In its warmth, our hearts defrost,
No tally kept, no bitter cost.


 

For the moments shared at tables spread,
For the kind words selflessly said,
Gratitude in our hearts is led,
Its silent power softly tread.


 

In the orchard of thankful minds,
Where each good deed gently binds,
The fruit of thanks one surely finds,
And with each act, grace is twined.


 

As seasons cycle, bold and new,
Our gratitude grows true and through,
In every shade of every hue,
We reap the joy that is our due.



 

4. Reflections of Gratitude

In quiet lakes of contemplation,
Ripples form with each vibration,
Gratitude, a celebration,
Sparks of soulful jubilation.


 

Stilled waters, mirror-clear,
Reflecting what we hold dear,
In this space, love draws near,
The heart’s chorus we can hear.


 

Thankful heartbeats slow and deep,
Echoes of the promises we keep,
Riches that don't fade with sleep,
Beyond the mountains vast and steep.


 

Every grateful thought confessed,
Speaks of life most richly blessed,
In thankfulness, we’re finely dressed,
With heartfelt depth, we are impressed.


 

Thus in gratitude's reflecting eyes,
All our simplest joys rise,
Beneath daybreak or midnight skies,
Our thankful spirits never compromise.



 

5. Thanks Enwoven

Within the fabric of our days,
The threading thanks, in quiet ways,
Weaves patterns deep in humble praise,
In gratitude, life’s tapestry sways.


 

Those tiny stitches people make,
In kindness shared, for love’s own sake,
A cloth of thanks, for us to take,
And clothe our lives with, wide awake.


 

Beneath the surface of our comings,
Lies the hum of gratitude’s strummings,
A symphony that keeps on humming,
Connecting hearts, forever sunning.


 

In life’s loom, our stories spun,
Through joys, fears, and battles won,
Through every thread, thanks are run,
In the end, a masterpiece begun.


 

So craft we now with grateful hands,
Across time’s shores and life’s vast lands,
Each stitch a vow that understands,
Gratitude’s threads join life’s strands.



 

6. The Grateful Exchange

Every smile that meets another,
Gratitude spreading, sister, brother,
A currency like no other,
Enriching all without smother.


 

Pennies of thanks dropped in the well,
Hope and wish, in quiet swell,
From such small acts, large joys dispel,
In thankfulness, our spirits dwell.


 

Sweet the trade of thankful word,
From the heart genuinely stirred,
More treasured than the rarest bird,
By such gestures, love is heard.


 

In giving thanks, we receive more,
Our hearts opening another door,
Every thanks, a chance to restore,
The bonds of joy forever bore.


 

Let gratitude be our tender, fair,
To pay for moments spent in care,
For in this exchange we lay bare,
The depth of a life beyond compare.



 

7. Gratitude’s Quiet Song

Gratitude, not loud but still,
Finds its voice in morning’s chill,
A song that heart’s own chamber fills,
With peace that surpasses every thrill.


 

In the hum of the bee’s feasting flight,
In the glow of the moon’s silver night,
Thankful song, a guiding light,
No symphony could be more right.


 

Crickets’ chorus, river’s flow,
Grains of sands that beaches know,
In this music, we grow,
With gratitude’s song in gentle tow.


 

Through woven branches overhead,
The sun’s fingers reach out and spread,
Casting shadows of thanks unsaid,
On life’s vast and winding thread.


 

For every note nature composes,
In the essence of roses,
Thanks, a song, forever poses,
In quietude, our heart reposes.



 

8. Grateful Crescendo

The day awakes with a thankful beat,
In each new sunrise that we greet,
A crescendo of life’s treat,
Gratitude’s music, ever sweet.


 

In every patter of children’s feet,
In love’s embrace, tender and fleet,
Thankful hearts find their seat,
In every challenge, they meet.


 

Each note of thanks built upon last,
Resonance deep from the vast,
Of memories’ grateful overcast,
Richness drawn from the past.


 

When evening falls with soft lament,
And hours of daylight are all spent,
Gratitude fills the firmament,
Our hearts’ symphony, heaven-sent.


 

So let us sing in voices keen,
For the love and life unseen,
Gratitude in crescendo, lean,
Paints our existence in sheen.



 

9. Ode to the Givers

For every hand that extends,
To help, to mend, on which depends,
Gratitude, like streams that wends,
Through fields of human bends.


 

To the hearts that open wide,
Spilling light like tide,
In generosity, they confide,
Thanks rolling in, a swell of pride.


 

Ode to those who stand tall,
Giving love, effort, their all,
In their giving, let us recall,
Gratitude stands dignified and tall.


 

For time and treasures shared,
For every manner that they cared,
In thanks, we are together paired,
The gifts of heart, soulfully bared.


 

So we honor the givers true,
With heartfelt thanks for the hues,
They paint in our daily views,
Their legacy, perpetual renew.



 

10. Evening Gratitude

As the sunset paints the sky,
With strokes of thankful, soft goodbye,
Our hearts in repose, here lie,
In gratitude’s gentle tie.


 

For the stars that soon will rise,
In the ink of night-time’s guise,
Their silent twinkle, wisdom’s prize,
Thanks spun in celestial size.


 

With the moon's silvery crest,
Gratitude finds its nest,
In the soul's quiet quest,
With thankfulness, we are dressed.


 

In twilight’s embrace, all still,
Gratitude’s cup we fill,
Every sip does thrill,
Life’s kindnesses spill.


 

So ends the day, with praise,
For the sun’s life-giving rays,
Our hearts set ablaze,
In gratitude’s endless phase.



 

PUBLISHED: Feb 23, 2024
Written By
Alex Green
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