Gratitude and blueberry crumble (vegan and sugarless!!!!)

Otherwise

by Jane Kenyon

I got out of bed

on two strong legs.

It might have been

otherwise. I ate

cereal, sweet

milk, ripe, flawless

peach. It might

have been otherwise.

I took the dog uphill

to the birch wood.

All morning I did

the work I love.

At noon I lay down

with my mate. It might

have been otherwise.

We ate dinner together

at a table with silver

candlesticks. It might

have been otherwise.

I slept in a bed

in a room with paintings

on the walls, and

planned another day

just like this day.

But one day, I know,

it will be otherwise.

Otherwise

by Miriam Yeo

I got out of bed

on two strong legs.

It might have been

otherwise. I ate

oatmeal, sweet

soymilk, ripe, flawless

blueberries. It might

have been otherwise.

I watched Elizabeth

and thought about strong female characters.

All morning I baked

ate the food that I love.

At noon I made couscous

and started writing essays for scholarships. It might

have been otherwise.

I ate dinner with my family

at a table with mismatching

cutlery. It might

have been otherwise.

I slept in a bed

in a room with paintings

on the walls, and

planned another day

just like this day.

But one day, I know,

it will be otherwise.