Thanks in the Mornings, Evenings, and Inbetweens

Tulips

“I can’t remember
every spring,
I can’t remember
everything —

so many years!
Are the morning kisses
the sweetest
or the evenings

or the in-betweens?
All I know
is that “thank you” should appear
somewhere.

So, just in case
I can’t find
the perfect place —
“Thank you, thank you.”
— Mary Oliver

Watercolor painting of tulips in a vase