A Gratitudes

I’m grateful for all the airplanes
that carried us safely on 
planned vacations that somehow turned 
into unexpected destinations.

I’m grateful for attitude,
our only choice sometimes, 
and for being able to choose
well more often lately.

I’m grateful for appreciation,
amazed and astonished by
daily miraculous acts
of which I am in awe.

I’m grateful for the awareness 
of aptitudes and assistance,
for the angels we know about and the
acceptance of help from those we don’t.

I’m grateful for accomplishments—
ours, theirs, mine—across all time,
for the application of aerodynamics
so that we too may fly.

I’m grateful for adventures, 
and the air surrounding them, and
for our many present open avenues 
and all those yet to come.