Happy Thanksgiving!
Today marks Day #1 of
A-Poem-a-Day Until Christmas...
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
skillfully
rolled pastry into a twelve inch circle
adjacent
to a bowl of peeled apple wedges
tossed
with sugar, cinnamon and cloves
Spontaneous
praise to Jesus
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
placed her best china, crystal and silver
then
set a wicker cornucopia
abounding
with miniature pumpkins
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
carrying
homemade casseroles
and
bringing lots of hugs and tales and laughter
and
she would get to serve
Thanksgiving
dinner
Maude
Carolan Pych
by Maude Carolan Pych
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