Thanksgiving Day

T om Turkey’s in the oven, for this day
H e’s met his fate! Napkins have been
N eatly folded next to every plate.
A pple pie aroma from the
K itchen fills the air. Once
S eated, we
G ive thanks,
I nvoking God to hear our prayer.
V alued friends and
I ntimate kin from far and
N ear who
G ather on this happy day are those we count most dear.

D istinctive is this time when ties with family are renewed.
A time we set aside each
Y ear to show forth gratitude.


For Dane Ann's "Thanksgiving Day" Acrostic contest
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Knop Avatar
November 11, 2010 at 4:52 AM
What a mouth watering poem for Dane Ann's contest! And best of luck! Nice Acrostic of this great day! And thank you for all your kind comments!...Love, Gert
Freeman Avatar
November 6, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Just so sorry though that Tom has to lose his head over a day called Thanksgiving. Gobble, Gobble, chop, chop, dog gone, head gone! Nic one Andrea Lol. Agape, Moses
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November 2, 2010 at 4:02 PM
Boy, you really summed up Thanksgiving on this poem. Good luck in the contest. God Bless Phyl
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November 2, 2010 at 3:36 PM
I really enjoyed reading this one Andrea.Thanks for reading my poems and for leaving your very nice comments.Well your right there all evil but someone has to be elected I'm democrate so I got to.Teresa
K. Avatar
November 2, 2010 at 12:12 AM
oh btw that senryu of mine wasn't for any contest nor was the pumpkin one-- just felt like writing those the other day --super thank you for passing by my poems :) & you should be asleep now, missy!-- hugs again
K. Avatar
November 2, 2010 at 12:11 AM
Oops! I think I missed out on commenting over here about this lovely acrostic? Enjoyed reading this one and seeing how you celebrate Thanksgiving over there since we don't have that here (although some families are trying to adopt the concept) Loved how you include you celebrate family, food and God-- yup we should be thankful for all the blessings :)--btw I think I would have a hard time eating the turkey since you named him-- kidding! but poor Tom!!! lol--hugs to you-- nikko :)
Neels Avatar
October 31, 2010 at 3:53 AM
Andrea, what a great Acrostic on thanksgiving! Hope your weekend's been a grand one indeed. Good luck for the contest ;) love Wilma
Kendrick Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Good luck in the contest with this one that tells of the heart of Thanksgiving....Sara
Brown Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 11:37 AM
Thank you for posting your fasinating poetry here at PoetrySoup so we all may read it Andrea. May your weekend be one of good health and may you find joy in living and find buckets of inspiration along the way. Wishing you the best in any contest you have entered or are going to enter this weekend. Love, Carol
Hilliker Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM
Perfectly written, Andrea. It has all the elements of a winner in the contest. Best of luck!
R Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 9:18 AM
A great acrostic,Andrea! We don't have thanksgiving here in Romania, but it seems a really great custom and that turkey in the oven sounds yummy:) Hugs, Emilia
Mehta Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Surely it is the time to renew our ties with the family, nice thoughts for the Thanksgiving day, Andrea. Good luck in the contest.
Wilson Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 8:18 AM
This is just wonderful Andrea..best of luck..take care~Deb
Austin Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 7:18 AM
This has just gotta win first place. How many people really celebrate Thanksgiving Day for the right reasons? Love, Dave
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October 30, 2010 at 6:57 AM
I love the 'tom turkey in the oven',this poem is brushed by andrea's spice,Happy thanks giving,May God bless your family. .and our p.s family,I'm thankful for that,hugs Celene.
Sweetheart Avatar
October 30, 2010 at 6:00 AM
Great words here Andrea and a super piece to enter the contest.. good luck my friend as u have captured the day in a few lines so well.. enjoy your Happy Halloween weekend my friend.. with luv..
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October 30, 2010 at 4:33 AM
You did a great job with this acrostic. It reads so fluently, Andrea, not stilted like some acrostic poems. And the message is perfect for the holiday. Dane Ann will love this entry too and I wish you success. Love, Carolyn
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