As you defrost your Turkey and pluck yer' taters for the Mash, remember that not all of us will be sitting around a familiar table set with revered family and beloved friends.
Poets, in particular, are often required to spend their Thanksgiving in penitent meditation and reflection as they undergo inpatient rehabilitation, at a facility surrounded by people they have known for only a week or two.
Last year it was me.
This year it is .
I know the seat he is in, and I know it can he a lonely one.
Let's bring some cheer to his day, and let him know that he is appreciated, and we, as Whites, are Thankful for his existence.
Write Smedley a short poem here, doesn't have to be much, a short haiku would be best, and I will read it to him when I call him tomorrow.
Really let him know who he is to us, and who we are to him.
I am Thankful for your participation. It really will make a difference.
Regards,
-Theodore Kent
Welcome.
Recline on one of our couches, upholstered in the finest silk we could have, imported from the Orient.
Take your pipe, filled with quality Afghan Poppy, and imbibe, while you listen to our house poets take you to transcendent realms with their words.
Should you feel so bold, feel free to pen a poem, or short story here, while you are under the beautiful duress of the midnight's oil.
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