The 10% Gratitude Poem

Amidst the wide expanse of the day’s embrace,
Among its threads, a special space,
Reserved for moments, at least ten percent,
To you, with love, they’re always sent.

Each dawn and sunrise cast a golden hue,
I whisper thanks for wonderful dreams anew.
In every chirp and songbird’s trill,
My gratitude for you does spill.

When the day’s busy hum unfolds,
And countless stories life beholds,
Of every ten tales I construe,
One, dear heart, is for you.

Through challenges, when shadows fall,
It is your strength that makes me stand tall.
For every trial, and every bend,
To you, I bow and my thanks I send.

As twilight paints the skies in tint,
Of purples, golds, and rosy glint,
Ten percent of stars, so bright,
Glowing with thanks, into the infinite night.

In the silent pause, ‘fore dreams commence,
In quiet moments of recompense,
Of all my heartbeats, rhythmic and true,
One in ten beats just for you.

For life’s vast treasures, big and small,
To you, I owe every portion of all.
Through the days and nights, come what may,
Ten percent gratitude is the minimum, to you, I pay.

~ Jay Pacheco
September 21, 2023