Eve Roper Poet Rhyme

Thanksgiving Memory Thanks

"Every year since I've been married, I'd rise
To a tapestry of color and cool embracing feel.
To the rooster crow so, family can feast their eyes.
I'd work for two days preparing thanksgiving meal."

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  Thanksgiving Day prayers of thanks and blessing.
    To warm amber scarlet tree canopies losing 
      Their flaming feuille morte leaves beneath drawn trees;
        An emotional overzealous sun sees.

  Fresh early jump start, baking food for the heart. 
    Huge turkey and dressing, lamb, cranberry tarts 
      Cakes, pies, yeast dinner rolls, vegetables, yams,
        Potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, ham. 

  As they step into grandma's old fashion home
    Smells of savory aromas round the home.

  A formal table in bright autumn accent, 
    Cornucopia, with pumpkin candle scent.
      Family gather from close and distant parts
        Their thrilled children dart as joyful as our hearts.

  Time to share memories with laugher till it hurt. 
    At the last there's still lots of food and desserts.
      Grateful of bliss and blessings dear family 
        And friends bring, then back to life's reality.

10/28/2019

Poetry Contest: Thanksgiving Memory 
Sponsored by: Regina Riddle

Merriam-Webster
Definition of feuille morte
: a brownish orange that is deeper and slightly redder than leather, yellower and deeper than spice, and yellower and deeper than gold pheasant 
— called also autumn leaf, dead leaf, foliage brown, leather lake, oakleaf brown, philamot, withered leaf

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Sam Kauffman November 13, 2019 at 7:25 PM Hi Eve, Congratulations on your placement - beautiful entry. I really enjoyed reveling in these memories.

Line Gauthier November 13, 2019 at 7:10 AM Beautifully penned, Eve. Congrats on your well deserved win.

Lonna Blodgett November 12, 2019 at 9:39 PM Eve, loved reading and enjoying this! Lonna

Curtis Moorman October 31, 2019 at 7:25 AM Eve, I simply love the 'flashback' your beautiful poem afforded me. God Bless you during the upcoming Thanksgiving season.

Judy Ball October 29, 2019 at 5:37 AM Brings back memories of family gatherings when I was young. I do miss those times. I wish I could get my family to gather on the holidays. It's so important to me but they don't seem to care. Great job. God Bless, JB