Thursday, November 28, 2024

A THANKSGIVING POEM FROM ME TO YOU-

 

HAPPY BLESSED THANKSGIVING 

I pubished this a few years ago
but thought I would repeat it today.

Poetry has always come easy to me.
My cousins and I listened to a lot
of poetry growing up.
Both of our fathers read poetry to us
so it is second nature to me.

Are my poems perfect?
Nope- Not even close
 but they are heartfelt.
Here is the one I wrote a few years ago.

Thanksgiving

Oh! The memories of Thanksgivings past,
When I was just a child,
When the days spread out forever,
And I could just run wild.

I remember early morning sun
Upon the kitchen floor,
And father hurrying across the room
Going out the old screen door.

He would go to do the milking 
Then come  in to eat his fill,
Of Thanksgiving dinner lovingly prepared
In that house up on the hill.

My little grandmother always came,
Bringing the mincemeat pie,
I never ate a single bite of it
Cuz I didn’t want to die. (smiling)

My Uncle came along with her,
And another Uncle, too,
A cousin tagged in here and there,
When they had nothing else to do.

Oh! Then the years just marched along
And God took some family home,
The Thanksgiving table got smaller
As other members began to roam.

I never dreamed when I was a child,
That the day would come to be,
That the old homestead would all be gone
And the only family left would be me.

So, gather your family close, my friends,
As you celebrate -I say-
Remember to give Thanksgiving,
For the love & riches you have today.


By: D. Diana Kosmoski ©2017

I hope your day is 
FULL OF BLESSINGS
and for those that do not have family
to spend the holiday with
I wish you 
peacefulness  and  joy.
And, as you celebrate alone,
I'll celebrate with you in spirit......

Much love from me to all of you.
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25 comments:

Ann said...

Oh Diana that is a beautiful poem. It brought back memories of Thanksgivings past when I was still seated at the kids table. Those family members are all long gone now but they left me with cherished memories.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and even if you are celebrating with lots of family around you, I will be celebrating with you in spirit.

Shari Burke said...

Happy Thanksgiving! We're having a small quiet celebration here. A friend is coming to join us. We had a couple errands to do so I was spreading some Thanksgiving cheer as I went, even though it's a regular Thursday here. My enthusiastic 'Happy Thanksgiving' made people smile.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Another beautiful poem, Diana -- Happy Thanksgiving!

Cecilia said...

That made me tear up. I miss those days of all the family gathering together, all the cousins running and playing. Makes me appreciate the times now when we can gather. Much love to you this Thanksgiving.

Cheryl Kimbley said...

Beautiful and so well said. I posted yesterday about keeping those gone, alive by sharing the memories and filling our hearts with joy and laughter.
Have a wonderful day!

Tom said...

...Diana, I wish you and yours a Healthy and Happy Thanksgiving.

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful Thanksgiving reflection. Thank you. It generated my own Thanksgiving reflections of what sitting around Aunt Sally’s Thanksgiving table as a child with all my aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Anonymous said...

Posting from Loretta Larkey.

Anonymous said...

This brought back beautiful memories that I wish I could relive. As a kid we had Thanksgiving with our wonderful next door neighbors family. Neither of us had family nearby and we looked forward to joining hands for this celebration. Fast forward several years and my brother and his family would come to our house. The boys loved their cousins vs. cousin's football in the backyard. Good smells of cooking in the house. Wonderful memories.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, I love writing also. So full of beautiful life, love n treasured memories. Happy blessings n gobbles. Heart.......

Marilyn said...

Your words ring so true. And you are a poet at heart Diana! You poignantly express the joy of past family gatherings and how sad it is when those days can be no longer. I hope you have a blessed and special Thanksgiving today!

Kathy said...

Happy Thanksgiving, Diana! Your poem is beautiful and brings back memories of times past. Our Thanksgiving is very small these days. But we always try to share it with those who have no one to be with.

Linda @ Life and Linda said...

Such a lovely poem Diana. Lots of childhood memories fill our hearts. Have a blessed Thanksgiving. P.S. I hope you will be posting on Dec.1 for the Traveling Tote. I am hosting.

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ! The poem was filled with good memories. we should all be so blessed! Thanks for sharing the poem again!

Ginny Hartzler said...

This poem is wonderful, poignant, and sad. You really have a talent!!

Jeanie said...

A beautiful poem, Diana. Sending all good wishes for your time at Mayo.

Rose L said...

Lovely poem! I also write poetry! I remember family gathering for holidays. Now my parents are gone, my young brother and his wife are gone, and my husband is gone. Family is disappearing and those times are only memories.

Mevely317 said...

What a blessing, your poem! I hope you'll make this an annual tradition.

Junkchiccottage said...

Happy Thanksgiving sweet friend. Hugs. Kris

racheld said...

What a lovely surprise this snowy morning---WHITE FRIDAY, for a change!! The old times are resounding for me, as well, and yours were so true to life and reminiscent of the feeling and the scents and the gathering and the love. You have such a gift for DRAWING people---perhaps not with a pen or brush, but you PORTRAY them with such life and energy. You hit the mark for that other DRAWING definition, as well---drawing folks to YOU and TOGETHER. We all feel a kinship and sometimes I feel that the happy names of bloggers and visitors and friends are MY friends, as well, and I wish them all well and warm and SO SO happy this Thanksgiving weekend!! I hope you realize how much you are loved.

Janie Junebug said...

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, my dear. Thanks for sharing your poem.

Love,
Janie

jack69 said...

Ah lady, we do love your blog entries, and I 'specially enjoy poetry. but where you wrote:

I never dreamed when I was a child,
That the day would come to be,
That the old homestead would all be gone
And the only family left would be me.

That one hit home to both of us as I read it to Sherry.
You are SWEET. Keep it, you bring smiles.
Sherry & jack

Lynne said...

A poet . . . along with your many talents.
This one tender . . . and so sweet.
Happy Thanksgiving Diana . .
God Bless You.

Kim said...

Happy Thanksgiving my friend. I hope it was a lovely day!! xo

Bless said...

Lovely poem!
Hope you had a very happy Thanksgiving.