Approaching Thanksgiving Thoughts
We have just concluded a campaign in seemed
eternity with bitterness and mudslinging that never would end
As we approach Thanksgiving, a time now to a different
message among all of us, after reflection,
to send
A time to pause and the true nature of who we are
to reveal
A time to come together, a time to the political
scars heal
Politicians no matter how worshipped or despised
Whether deemed most foolish or most wise
Come and go but the ship of state and our daily
lives sail on
Hopefully now to a less bitter and much more prosperous
dawn
We as Americans are a hardy and achieving lot
We can achieve any of the goals we have sought
Time to have a little less Blue and a little less
Red
Time to shake hands or hug and have more purple
instead
If we as a nation can have a president that
annually does something truly absurd
To in front of national TV grant a presidential
pardon to a huge Thanksgiving bird
Then we can still the partisan tongues and pens
and grab the forks and have the voices of thanks and giving be heard
Like the Pilgrims years ago know that with love
and compassion for our fellows a more prosperous future can be insured
Happy Thanksgiving to all
Sate on and prepare to storm Black Friday’s malls
© November 19, 2016, Michael P. Ridley aka the
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