Thanksgiving Poem
Today’s Focail do a Chara
Set the table
with love,
prayers of gratitude
for every person
sitting here,
(even the difficult ones who voted for you-know-who).
Set aside,
(like the giblets)
the stench of arguments
and entrenched positions.
Let the scents of turkey, stuffing, and pie
mingle sweet and savory,
bring forth moments of indescribable joy,
even moments of deep disappointment,
be grateful for all moments,
all experiences,
carved into this miraculously wonderful meal,
graces upon graces,
moments of forgiveness,
forgetting.
Set the table with laughter,
let smiles well up,
let your grateful eyes see
the sun sparkling on the still-clinging golden leaves,
the wonder in the air,
warm coffee kisses,
hearty embraces,
love swells.
Reap a harvest of hospitality today,
let your senses be present
to the warmth of friends and food,
savor the smell of cinnamon,
tart cranberry on your tongue,
sweet words on your lips,
raucous chaos of barking dog and friendly greetings,
plate of foods touching,
tastes merging harmoniously,
personalities also.
Set out a cornucopia of thanksgiving
for the good and the bad
that make up your wonderful life.
© Christine Salkin Davis, 2017
Originally published at christinesdavisphd.blogspot.com on November 24, 2017.
