Grade School Art & Poetry by my twin brother Bruce ~ 1965 (or so) |
At a feast stood. Then we said,"Our feast, too, shall soon be spread,Of good Thanksgiving turkey."And already still NovemberDrapes her snowy table here.Fetch a log, then; coax the ember;Fill your hearts with old-time cheer;Heaven be thanked for one more year,And our Thanksgiving turkey!Welcome, brothers—all our partyGathered in the homestead old!Shake the snow off and with heartyHand-shakes drive away the cold;Else your plate you'll hardly holdOf good Thanksgiving turkey.When the skies are sad and murky,'Tis a cheerful thing to meetRound this homely roast of turkey—Pilgrims, pausing just to greet,Then, with earnest grace, to eatA new Thanksgiving turkey.And the merry feast is freightedWith its meanings true and deep.Those we've loved and those we've hated,All, to-day, the rite will keep,All, to-day, their dishes heapWith plump Thanksgiving turkey.But how many hearts must tingleNow with mournful memories!In the festal wine shall mingleUnseen tears, perhaps from eyesThat look beyond the board where liesOur plain Thanksgiving turkey.See around us, drawing nearer,Those faint yearning shapes of air—Friends than whom earth holds none dearerNo—alas! they are not there:Have they, then, forgot to shareOur good Thanksgiving turkey?Some have gone away and tarriedStrangely long by some strange wave;Some have turned to foes; we carriedSome unto the pine-girt grave:They'll come no more so joyous-braveTo take Thanksgiving turkey.Nay, repine not. Let our laughterLeap like firelight up again.Soon we touch the wide Hereafter,Snow-field yet untrod of men:Shall we meet once more—and when?—To eat Thanksgiving turkey.~ by George Parsons Lathrop (1851-1898)
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and family cooking traditions
see my current post:
"Family Cookbook"
@The Fortnightly Kitti Carriker
A literary blog of connection & coincidence;
custom & ceremony
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see my current post:
"Family Cookbook"
@The Fortnightly Kitti Carriker
A literary blog of connection & coincidence;
custom & ceremony
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