Ghazal - Thanksgiving

J L Carey Jr
Do you recall a more loving Thanksgiving?
May your heart and soul be full this Thanksgiving.

1934, The Bears beat the Lions
Thirty-six years before your first Thanksgiving.

Every memory ripens with aging,
Every moment becomes a Thanksgiving.

An undone bird and allergic reaction
One warm year, spent at your Brother's Thanksgiving.

J.C. - The ever changing world is never
Really changing... Thanksgiving to Thanksgiving.

Published by J L Carey Jr

J L Carey Jr, Author of the book Turning Pages, is a writer and an artist living in Michigan with his wife and three children. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from National University and a BA in Englis...  View profile

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  • Paul Rance11/20/2010

    Yes, the more things change the more they remain the same. Like the wistful quality in this poem, Jeff, and I'm intrigued by the 1960 reference. Someone's birth year perhaps?

  • rama devi nina11/20/2010

    Lovely :)

  • Tina Twito11/19/2010

    Nicely done! We do see many post events through rose colored glasses. I am often glad that time provides such a filter.

  • R. K. LoBello11/19/2010

    'Every memory ripens with aging'...so true. They become more ingrained into our hearts perhaps.

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