and phone lines,
dropping voices and laughter like
golden pendants rippling
across the surface of my morning.
Bookends of baking--pies first and the turkey last--
include potatoes, The Green Bean Casserole
and sweet potatoes in between.
Chimes outside echo on the warm wind
of a rare November day,
breezes rustling the nearly empty branches
like the rushing of waves on a far away summer shore.
Thanksgiving isn't a 30 second infomercial to fulfill
the Adult Daily Requirements of finding joy
but rather a dayfull of listening and looking then
raising heartsong Heavenwards
towards the lifelong-loving Creator God
who gives us daily more reasons to be thankful.
~~~
Linking for the first time in a long time with the community of thankful people at Dverse Poets.
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listening and looking...smiles...hopefully as you were with family today you appreciated some of that joy...and then of course the attitude of thankfulness for the joy received...
ReplyDeletebeautiful... lovely photo... and a day-full is a great idea... great lines to this
ReplyDeleteWonderful imagery of the delight of food and love in sharing on Thanksgiving day with loved ones close and true...
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you.. and yours..as well..:)
A day of listening and contemplating.. It sounds like more than a day per year.. Good thoughts and very nice thoughts.
ReplyDeleteYour description of Thanksgiving Day makes me want to make it last throughout the year..each and every day...but how busy we get with our lives and forget to take the time more often to thank our many blessings in all the different ways.
ReplyDeleteTruly inspiring. This quote I adored. "Friends and family leave words on screens
ReplyDeleteand phone lines, dropping voices and laughter like
golden pendants rippling" Great job
Beautifully put. Love your opening lines especially. Happy Thanksgiving to you.
ReplyDelete"...rather a dayfull of listening and looking then
ReplyDeleteraising heart song Heavenwards"
Exactly! Well put, indeed.
Great lines: Thanksgiving isn't a 30 second infomercial to fulfill
ReplyDeletethe Adult Daily Requirements of finding joy
Yes. Amen. I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving!
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