Friends and family leave words on screens
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.
Yes. Amen. I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving!
Great lines: Thanksgiving isn't a 30 second infomercial to fulfill the Adult Daily Requirements of finding joy
“…rather a dayfull of listening and looking then raising heart song Heavenwards”Exactly! Well put, indeed.
Beautifully put. Love your opening lines especially. Happy Thanksgiving to you.
Truly inspiring. This quote I adored. “Friends and family leave words on screens and phone lines, dropping voices and laughter like golden pendants rippling” Great job
Your 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.
A day of listening and contemplating.. It sounds like more than a day per year.. Good thoughts and very nice thoughts.
Wonderful imagery of the delight of food and love in sharing on Thanksgiving day with loved ones close and true…Happy Thanksgiving to you.. and yours..as well..:)
beautiful… lovely photo… and a day-full is a great idea… great lines to this
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…