General Poetry posted December 2, 2024

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BethShelby

BethShelby is retired from the printing and commercial art field. She is a widow and has four children and three grandchildren. She presently lives in east Tennessee. Her children are all in the area. Her portfolio has over 800 stories, poems, scrip - more...

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This Thanksgiving vs. Thanksgivings past.

A chapter in the book Stories and Poems for the Holidays

This Year's Thanksgiving

by BethShelby

My kids said, “Mom, look, why should we all cook?
Let’s get a restaurant meal.”
I said, “Fine by me. Say where I should be,
but see how others might feel.”
Each child soon agreed that there was no need
to bother with recipes.
We could just shirk the traditional work
and eat whatever we please.

But back in the day, the old-fashion way
involved making memories.
I’d make all my brood their favorite food,
while each shared their specialties.
As home fires would burn, we’d all take a turn
thanking God for all he’d blest.
Remembering still those days of good will,
I think our past ways were best.

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