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    Parker Owens
  • Parker Owens
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Disasters, Delights and Other Detours - 35. Simple Thanks

I wish a Happy Thanksgiving to anyone and everyone.

I lift my voice in fulsome thanks

for blessings in their serried ranks;

pink fingered dawn, the forest bird,

my lover’s kiss and muscled flanks.

  

No friend will pass without some word

of gratitude for love conferred

by gentle hugs from near or far

which amity and kindness stirred.

 

My heart will praise the evening star,

the scent of Uncle Rob’s cigar,

late autumn feasts where yarns unfold,

and tunes arise from Dad’s guitar.

 

And even though I’m grey and old,

still I am grateful, truth be told,

for simple gifts not saved in banks,

but far more valuable than gold.

I offer you my deep thanks for reading.
Copyright © 2017 Parker Owens; All Rights Reserved.
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Valkyrie
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I offer you my thanks for sharing your gift of poetry and writing with us.  I also thank you for your friendship, conversation, and hugs.  GA is a better place for having you here.  :hug:  :kiss:  

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1 minute ago, Valkyrie said:

I offer you my thanks for sharing your gift of poetry and writing with us.  I also thank you for your friendship, conversation, and hugs.  GA is a better place for having you here.  :hug:  :kiss:  

I blush and smile. Thank you, Val.

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northie

I second @Valkyrie in every respect.  :yes:

1 hour ago, Parker Owens said:

I blush and smile

This is so typical of your endearing modesty, dear friend. Your suprise that any of us might hold you in high regard.  :heart:

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16 minutes ago, northie said:

I second @Valkyrie in every respect.  :yes:

This is so typical of your endearing modesty, dear friend. Your suprise that any of us might hold you in high regard.  :heart:

 

And I, in turn, hold you - and the GA community in deep and high regard, too. Happy Thanksgiving (though it may not be an official holiday across the pond).

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Cole Matthews

Wonderful poem, and so true.  It's the love and memories that make gold pale in comparison.  I'm thankful for you, my friend.  

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22 minutes ago, Cole Matthews said:

Wonderful poem, and so true.  It's the love and memories that make gold pale in comparison.  I'm thankful for you, my friend.  

 

Happy Thanksgiving, Cole. Thank you for reading this and for your lovely words. 

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Headstall

What they said, dear friend. This is perfection... warm, stirring, and beautiful... I give you thanks. :heart: 

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Just now, Headstall said:

What they said, dear friend. This is perfection... warm, stirring, and beautiful... I give you thanks. :heart: 

 

And I’m grateful for you, too. Thank you for reading and for your very kind words. 

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AC Benus

If I equate what I have read to the progress of a meal, this poem is like the warming snifter of brandy in my hand. Mature, mellow and yet well equipped to be piquant, it's a worthy end to a rhetorical feast. 

 

Thank you for sharing your gifts with us, and you really have become a master at the Rubaiyat form. It's an inspiration

 

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dughlas

Gold and worldly treasures can be taken from us. Thank you for reminding me the true treasures are ours forever. A blessed and happy thanksgiving be yours.

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Defiance19

Wonderful poem, Parker. 

Your words are a treasure, and I’m thankful that you share them with us. 

Have a very happy Thanksgiving.. 

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3 hours ago, AC Benus said:

If I equate what I have read to the progress of a meal, this poem is like the warming snifter of brandy in my hand. Mature, mellow and yet well equipped to be piquant, it's a worthy end to a rhetorical feast. 

 

Thank you for sharing your gifts with us, and you really have become a master at the Rubaiyat form. It's an inspiration

 

 

Your kind words warm me like the brandy you mentioned. They leave a lovely trail straight to my heart. I’m very grateful you read and enjoyed this. 

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2 hours ago, dughlas said:

Gold and worldly treasures can be taken from us. Thank you for reminding me the true treasures are ours forever. A blessed and happy thanksgiving be yours.

 

Blessings and cheer be yours, too, Thank you for reading this, and for your comments. 

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2 hours ago, Defiance19 said:

Wonderful poem, Parker. 

Your words are a treasure, and I’m thankful that you share them with us. 

Have a very happy Thanksgiving.. 

 

May your Thanksgiving be lovely and happy, Def. Thank you for reading this, and for your thoughts. 

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