Mum's Rhymes

I Thank HimI thank God for the azure sky,And for the sun that shines,And the leaves around my window,Hanging red upon the vines.I thank Him for the comfort,Of the bed on which I lay,And for the simple furnitureThat I use every day.The comfortable old chairReclaimed from pioneer days,The cat and dog who love me,And their quaint and pretty ways.I thank Him for the glassesThat aid my dimming eye,To see the bowl of marigoldsThat on the table lie.I thank Him for the beauty,Of the simple things of life,And for this peaceful countrySo far from worlds of strife.I thank Him for the many thingsMy pen could never write,I thank God He is ever nearTo shield me with His might.Eva M. R. SalwayMum's Poems pg 11