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jwesley
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since 2000-04-30
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Spring, Texas

0 posted 2000-11-07 02:09 PM




Cranberry Sauce & Mistletoe



Leaves,
tumbling down in red, yellow and brown,
cool breeze, smoky scent,
pumpkin smiles now turned to frowns
their caving faces having had their day;
Autumn air,  a touch of Winter
on Summer's ebbing breath,
entices the soul, fills the chest
with instinctual longing to gather
and chop, to prepare for the feast
of Thanksgiving, prelude
to the long winter's snow.

Turkey smell, dressing; food enough
to fill the barn; family and friends,
strife forgotten, love and togetherness,
one in our melding, and thanks to
the Almighty who saw us through
the perils that stood in our way;

Pass the potatoes, the gravy, and
the cranberry sauce, too.  Oh,
there it is, on the table in the doorway
under the mistletoe, where lovers
first met and swore to be true,
where they kiss again renewing their vows
and follow it's path through the best of days,
to Christmas, the culmination of praise,
when spirits renew, and spring
is just beyond the day,
a restful sleep,
a dream away.




w. james beard, jr.





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Butterflies_dont_cry
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since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733
Michigan
1 posted 2000-11-07 02:20 PM


OHHHH you've made my stomach growl   This
is beautifully woven with the memories of
days gone by...excellent work~

Victoria
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Posts 5869

2 posted 2000-11-07 02:25 PM


a very tasty poem indeed..loved it..

               ~Victoria~


A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
- Paul Valery (1871-1945)


jwesley
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563
Spring, Texas
3 posted 2000-11-07 08:58 PM


Tasty and filling...yes! Can't wait for Thanksgiving and my mother's cooking. Thanks my friends for reading and commenting.

jwesley


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Denise
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4 posted 2000-11-07 09:00 PM


Great poem! I'm longing for Thanksgiving even more after reading this!

Denise

Rainydays
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since 2000-10-21
Posts 324

5 posted 2000-11-07 10:33 PM


"under the mistletoe, where lovers
first met and swore to be true,
where they kiss again renewing their vows
and follow it's path through the best of days,
to Christmas, the culmination of praise,
when spirits renew, and spring
is just beyond the day,
a restful sleep,
a dream away."

My favorite passage just kept growing and growing as I was copying.   This is so nice, a restful sleep, a dream away. You certainly know what to do with words, dear poet.  Thank you ~

Rainydays


Rainydays
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since 2000-10-21
Posts 324

6 posted 2000-11-07 10:36 PM


"under the mistletoe, where lovers
first met and swore to be true,
where they kiss again renewing their vows
and follow it's path through the best of days,
to Christmas, the culmination of praise,
when spirits renew, and spring
is just beyond the day,
a restful sleep,
a dream away."

My favorite passage just kept growing and growing as I was copying.   This is so nice, a restful sleep, a dream away. You certainly know what to do with words, dear poet.  Thank you ~

Rainydays


jwesley
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563
Spring, Texas
7 posted 2000-11-08 09:10 AM


Thanks Denise, my kids are biting at the bit, just itching to head to Pearl River, La.

And Rainydays, I'm glad you enjoyed it.  I wish we could just sleep, and wake up when/where we want to be in an idylic world...don't you.

jwesley

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Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554

8 posted 2000-11-08 09:15 AM


Autumn air,  a touch of Winter
on Summer's ebbing breath,
entices the soul, fills the chest
with instinctual longing to gather
and chop, to prepare for the feast
of Thanksgiving, prelude
to the long winter's snow.
=============
wonderful JW..you have captured the essence of the seasons and coming holidays perfectly,
I just read your "Autum" poem as well...
your muse is well inspired by the anticipation of things to come
now pass me the cranberry sauce  
later-make-us-all-hungry-gator
jm

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