J.M.J.

A 2020 Thanksgiving

a different kind

of day ..one not

so kind; aloof and

distant as a stormy

cloud..a burst of

darkness rains dismay

. 4 maybe 

a couple more gather

round the holiday table 

and Lord bless this bounty 

as we receive today, 

then  grieve

tomorrow once again

in dismal rooms alone

without light; without joy

    Jesus. Mary. Joseph.

what has happened

             to us. ..

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this hits the bullseye as to how we celebrate the holidays this year.
Together alone...the tiniest of groups...
spacing, worry over transmitting, over catching...
Live will get better, we have to believe that is on the horizon, we just have to get there.
j.

[Fran Marie]

Thanks Jacob
jeez I sure hope
s o ..this has
been one heck
of a year to
hold on to sanity
I appreciate your
kind words;

[barleygirl]

Living alone in the wilderness for 10 years, one of the best lessons is that I'm hardly alone! Nature teems with variety & activity & promise. That's what your poem suggests to me, inviting us to have anyone we want at our empty covid-restricted table . . . even Mary, Joseph, & Jesus! Or other loved ones not within reach for whatever reasons. Nicely inspiring us to focus on possibilities, not restrictions. Happy new year! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Fran Marie]

thanks Margie
always nice to
commune with
nature indeed
I appreciate your
kind review

Happy New Year😊

[NotUsinganymore]

Very interesting dynamic of a family setting. I liked the way you described it.

[Fran Marie]

Thanks Jungles
s o very much
for your kind review;

[S.zaynab.kamoonpury]

You describe the moods in a family on the cloudy days in awesome metaphor , in a sublime poetic way. Kudos!

Plz pleez do read and comment my newest poem too.

[Fran Marie]

thanks SZK
for your kind review
s o much appreciated;

[John Alexander McFadyen]

An echo of the times be they temporary or not. However we must maintain momentum and optimism as man has overcome and will again. What we forget is that such deaths occur every year but we just don't count all the bodies on daily news casts.

[Fran Marie]

so true
thanks John
for your kind review;

[Chris Shaw]

I am hopeful that things are about to get better. It has been awful for so many, so much pain. There doesn't seem much to be thankful for at the moment, apart from a turkey dinner without the usual company of loved ones. A sad reflection on how it is. I will still wish you a happy thanksgiving Fran Marie. Keep safe and well my friend.


Chris

[Fran Marie]

Thanks dear Chris
for your kind review
and holiday greeting;

praying for better days
and hoping for brighter
tomorrow a;

[Chris Shaw]

I'll second that :)