Poem: I Thank You God For Most This Amazing Day

Listen to I Thank You God for Most This Amazing Day by E. E. Cummings, a beloved poem celebrating gratitude, wonder, and the beauty of the natural world. After the reading, you'll be invited to pause with two reflection questions that encourage mindful contemplation and a deeper appreciation for the present moment. This brief practice offers an opportunity to reconnect with awe, presence, and the simple gifts of being alive.

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Transcript

Hello, This is Rachel Boucher, And today I am sharing with you a poem by E. E. Cummings called, I Thank You, God, For Most This Amazing Day. I thank you, God, For most this amazing day. For the leaping, Greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky. And for everything which is natural, Which is infinite, Which is YES! I who have died am alive again today. And this is the sun's birthday. This is the birthday of Life and Love and Wings and of the Gay Great Happening Illimitably Earth. How should tasting, Touching, Hearing, Seeing, Breathing, Any lifted from the know of all nothing, Human merely being. Doubt unimaginable you. Now the ears of my ears awake. And now the eyes of my eyes are opened. What are you thankful for today? What makes your soul shine? Thank you for joining me on this most amazing day.

Reviews

What an invigorating recitation of one of my favorite poems! Thank you, Rachel!

I am enjoying your choices of authors : E. E. Cummings, the Tao, Florence Scovel Shinn, etc. Thanks so much for sharing!

What a wonderful poem. Thank you! I enjoyed it and it helped me focus on what I was grateful for today.

Beautiful.