Thanksgiving Turkey (repost from #3 for the holiday)

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RSEvans
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since 1999-10-23

Posts 1147
Tulsa, OK, USA

0 posted 1999-11-18 01:11 PM

Originally this was posted in OF#3 as a response to a challange by Blondie. I thought with the holiday approaching it might be appropriate:

How fondly I remember
That sweltering Autumn day
It was late Novemeber
On Thanksgiving Day.
The family had gathered round
With covered dishes in hand
Sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie,
Turkey of course and ham.

The smells came from the kitchen
Wafting on the breeze
To where cousin Scott and I were
In mud up to our knees.

How fond life is at twelve years old
When nothing seems to matter
Except how devious you can be
When stealing a large food platter.

Through the crowded house we crept
Not meeting a single eye
Til quietly in the kitchen
Where the Turkey caught our eye.

Up we crept to the table
Quiet as two mice
First we snatched the brazen bird
The beginning of our vice.

Then Scott spotted the pumpkin pie
And up to it he snuck
Removed from the window sill
Like silent lightning struck.

Through the pantry out the door
We made of with our theft
An entire turkey and a pie
Sneakily we crept.

First we heard a big dog bark,
And then an awful shout
Rang out across the early dark
To where we had gone out.

The family rushed and gathered round
With our spoils we were caught
Scott had half a turkey leg in hand
And a stain of pie on his snout.

I had most of a sandwich made
From turkey and pie crust,
The pie insides were of course gone
Cause neatness was a must.

Grandma barked and Mother stared,
Aunt Doris was dismayed,
We had destroyed the turkey
And left mud the entire way.

Then they all began to laugh
As if our crime was funny.
Remembering it now their laughter is
More precious to me than money.

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Once I was brilliant, now I no longer shine, but the twinkle in my eye speaks of another time.

RainbowGirl
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since 1999-07-31

Posts 3023
United Kingdom

1 posted 1999-11-18 01:30 PM

I keep hearing abut this pumpkin pie but what on earth does it taste like???..Can someone send a poor brit a sample...LOL...ok, guess I ought to expand my culinary expertise and go and make some...I'm presuming it's a dessert, I only mention it so I know whether to make gravy or pour cream on it...ooops

Nicely written RS..

HUGS

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Denise

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since 1999-08-22

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2 posted 1999-11-18 08:59 PM

Thanks for reposting this, RS. This is such a fun poem for the holiday!

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Denise

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

3 posted 1999-11-18 10:24 PM

Ah, those childhood memories! This is a fun one.

Rainbow....what is pumpkin pie? Pumpkin pie is God's love, mixed with a lover's first kiss, blended with the first day of Spring, mixed with the passion of the innocent, the beauty of a sunrise and the smell of freshly cut hay. It is a Bocelli concert, a child's first laugh and a lover's sigh after a passionate embrace. In other words, it's GOOD!!!

RSEvans
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since 1999-10-23

Posts 1147
Tulsa, OK, USA

4 posted 1999-11-23 10:39 AM

Thanks guys...I know that most of you read this before. I put it here for Thanksgiving.

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Once I was brilliant, now I no longer shine, but the twinkle in my eye speaks of another time.

Toerag
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since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

5 posted 1999-11-23 11:01 AM

RS....wonderful poem....and I am cousin Scott yanno?...LOL>...this does bring back memories of Thanksgivings and mischievious days gone by.....thank you.....

RainbowGirl
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since 1999-07-31

Posts 3023
United Kingdom

6 posted 1999-11-25 09:27 PM

How many can I order????...Oooops Greedy me..*g*

Sorry, my sense of humour..

HUGS

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hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

7 posted 1999-11-25 11:12 PM

I love those little memories that bring a smile to your face

Elizabeth

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since 1999-06-07

Posts 6871
Minnesota

8 posted 2000-11-04 03:37 PM

Funny! This has to be brought up for Thanksgiving!

Elizabeth

You cling to your ways and leave mine to me.
Suum cuique.
~Elizabeth

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