Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving!

 
Thanksgiving
 
Comfort-warmth embrace our home with family-show
Love-filled neat and tidy in blessed Thanksgiving-glow
 
Roasted turkey perfect-browned honored-guest delights
Feast table-spread delectable to celebrate culinary sights
 
Snow-surprise for the kids, and, me, last eve’s enchantment-gift
Break out the sleds and saucers for fun our free-sacred spirits lift
 
Yon slope behind the house slick-slides to distant creek
Mantle-white alive as urchins, and, me, adventure seek
 
Shy-pale sun orb bashful behind grey-yonder flying scudder-clouds
Myriad bright ski-suits, coats and scarfs sparkle snow-scape proud
 
Waves from wild tots to adults at the windows safe-warm watching
Youngster-display show their stuff like snowball flights a-catching
 
Crackling-warm the cedar log flames like mock fireworks in winter
Momma skittering subtle-around so as not to be the attention-center
 
And, Papa all aglow with a captive audience with such far-fetched tales
Embellishments upon imagination-dreamed where suffered-Truth pales
 
Call-in the snow worshippers with a toll of the yard antique dinner-bell
A mountain of soaked clothes abandoned by red cheeks and noses, swell
 
Gather ’round sumptuous dinner table for fine feast of the holiday year
Nanny babied Z. Tyler with a turkey leg as wild spectators loudly cheer
 
Bapa asked the little girls to say “Grace” before their food, they get
Quick-witted Annie Rie looked up with “Gee! Is she even here, yet?”
 
Sister Lauren elbowed sibling’s irreverence as Lexi shook her curly head
Mommy drew a breath “Oh! My!” as Nanny and Bapa laughed, instead
 
Bapa saved the day as “fun and games” of laughter he did most especially like
“I don’t know about “Grace” or even, thunder, but lightning’s about to strike!”
 
And, with that un-ceremonious fiat---Let the games begin!
Thanksgiving-time forgive any unintended transgression-sin
 
Amen!


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