Gratitude is mine for the way you taught me to shine My brilliant muse, borne aloft with shimmering wings of love You saw through the shadows and brought me into the light Gratitude is mine for the way you taught me to sing My melodious muse, dancing with an ethereal grace My world was encased in a deafening silence until your voice found mine Gratitude is mine for the way you taught me to love My resplendent muse, healing all wounds with a salve of compassion and mercy Life breathed into a heart whose dirge was sung long ago Gratitude is mine for the way you taught me to live My precious muse, whose very essence brought me back from the dead Purpose given to a life once believed lost Gratitude is mine