Thanksgiving's Coming...

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THANKSGIVING DAY HOMECOMING

She smiled as she dusted

the framed family photographs

on the old oak credenza

sang as she swept the kitchen floor

even Lysoled the bathroom bowl

with effervescence

Humming a favorite hymn, the woman

carefully rolled pastry into a round

next to a bowl filled with peeled apple wedges

mixed with sugar, cinnamon, and cloves

Spontaneous praise proceeded from her lips

as she stuffed the twenty-pound turkey

trussed it tidily

rubbed it with butter and sage

and lifted it into the moderate oven

On the antique table linen

that had been stored away

in her mother’s cedar chest

she set her best china, crystal, and silver

Then she placed a ceramic cornucopia

abounding with colorful Indian corn

and assorted nubby gourds, right in the center

Her feet ached, but her eyes sparkled—

This was among life’s highest joys

Her children and grandchildren

would soon be at the door

with their homemade casseroles

as well as hugs and laughter

and she would get to serve

Thanksgiving dinner

Maude Carolan Pych

ANNOUNCING...

 A POETRY READING 
& BOOK LAUNCH

Featuring

ELIZABETH MARCHITTI

&

MAUDE CAROLAN PYCH

Tuesday, November 28, 7 p.m.

at the Totowa Public Library

537 Totowa Road, Totowa, NJ

in the Community Room

Light refreshments will be served

Parking in the rear of the building

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I just finished reading and recommend:

I AM REVEALED

Behind the Ashram Door

By Robin Barbosa

Robin is Jewish, and a member of my congregation.
In her book, she shares in depth about joining a cult

and living in an ashram for three years

while on a quest for spiritual truth

following her graduation from college.
She tells of the works, the intensity, the brainwashing
and finally, the deprogramming she endured

before coming to faith in Yeshua (Jesus), the Messiah.

Published by Full Court Press, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
fullcourtpressnj.com
It's available at Amazon.com.

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Any day now...

I'll be receiving a shipment

of my memoir in poetry:

And when it arrives

I will provide ordering details

on this website.

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Beginning Thanksgiving Day...

A-Poem-A-Day Until Christmas

Right here on this website