Was going to do the Labyrinth "Blast from the Past" yesterday, but remembered just in time that I was participating in the Blogblast for Peace that day. Was going to do it today, but the wind out there has been ssssooooo ferocious all day, it's been wreaking havoc on my Internet connection. And where I need access to YouTube for a certain video as part of the post, I think I better wait on it until the wind dies down and my connection's a bit more steady. So, I'm gonna share another holiday blitz poem I wrote last night.

Relish the Oven
Let us give thanks this day
Let us eat turkey and cranberry relish
Relish the time you have with family
Relish plate
Plate commemorating the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock
Plate dished up with pumpkin pie
Pie cut into slices
Pie tin
Tin can in the garbage
Tin Man
Man in the Moon
Man in love
Love your mincemeat pie
Love letters kept in a chest
Chest of drawers
Chest in the attic
Attic of a colonial home
Attic is dusty and crowded with forgotten boxes
Boxes of canned food taken to the homeless shelter
Boxes of Thanksgiving decorations
Decorations put around the house
Decorations with fall leaves, pilgrims, turkeys and Indians
Indians harvest the field of maize (corn)
Indians offer thanks to the Great Spirit
Spirit her away for a weekend holiday
Spirit of Gratitude
Gratitude for my many blessings
Gratitude for a debt repaid
Repaid in kind
Repaid for his generosity
Generosity of my Grandmother
Generosity in abundance
Abundance of food
Abundance of blankets
Blankets to keep me warm on a cold winter night
Blankets on a child's bed
Bed of roses
Bed is unmade
Unmade craft
Unmade sandwich
Sandwich made with turkey, mayo and mustard
Sandwich from Subway
Subway in New York
Subway ride home took an hour
Hour practicing the piano
Hour in the oven
Oven is off
Oven mitt
Mitt...
Off...

November 5, 2009

moon phase