Thanks today

In case I am not here tomorrow,
             I say thanks today;
Thanks for good family, friendships,
             And all kindness to me;
Thanks for well-wishers and supporters
             Along my path;
Thanks for life’s beauties of land, sea,
             And air;

Thanks for the many smiles, encouraging
             Words, and helping hands;
Thanks for all gifts and expressions of
             Love;
Thanks for the divine grace and
            Benevolent spirits that watch over me;
In case I am not able to be here tomorrow,
            I say thanks today.
                                                      -Frederick Douglas Harper