GOBBLE GOBBLE
Don D
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I didn't write this but wanted to pass it on.
THANKSGIVING NIGHT!
'TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING, BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP
I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS, I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.
THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED - THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE
BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT
TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION
THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR
AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.
I GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,
PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.
I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,
'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND.
I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.
BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES....
HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.
MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS, MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE, AND MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS.
THANKSGIVING NIGHT!
'TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING, BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP
I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS, I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.
THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED - THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE
BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT
TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION
THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR
AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.
I GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,
PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.
I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,
'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND.
I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.
BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES....
HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.
MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS, MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE, AND MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS.
Comments
Good thanksgiving wishes! A nice break from the haiku form. I am thankful for you and all the HR forum members who contribute and help eachother out each week.
Thanks to Margaret, Christy, and all the other forum staff for their hard work.
We should all be thankful for this one Holiday which at least so far, hasn't managed to offend anyone yet - besides turkeys.
Paul
I checked out the website you recommended and noticed an article you did on your bottle tree. The picture was worth a thousand words.
Good luck with your turkeys!
OLD MR. TURKEY SO HANDSOME AND FAT; STRUTS ROUND THE
BARNYARD THIS WAY AND THAT.
HE TALKS SO IMPORTANT AND IN SUCH A LOUD TONE, WHETHER
HE'S WITH FOLKS OR WHETHER HE'S ALONE.
IF HE KNEW THE STORY THAT I HEARD LAST NIGHT, THE POOR
FELLOW'S FACE WOULD TURN PERFECTLY WHITE!
Happy Thanksgiving All!!!!!
Don, my significant other and I deep fry turkeys all the time...causes quite the ruckus at tail gate parties (dare I admit after yesterday I'm a Cardinals fan?) and NASCAR. At Phoenix International a month ago, we deep fried, I added mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, green beans with bacon and onions. People were crawling into our camp-site out of the woodwork - or should I say motor home pressboard?
HAVE A WONDERFUL TURKEY DAY!