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A Thanksgiving Poem: Food, Family, And Surviving Bloat

Thanksgiving Poem

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The turkey was juicy
the wine did flow.
How I’ll burn off all these calories,
I’ll never know.

The cranberry sauce,
always my fave.
But it’s the pumpkin pie,
that I always crave.

The stuffing looked weird,
I’ve never touched the stuff.
The pecan pie a la mode was out of this world,
but I’d rather it have marshmallow fluff.

I ate the green beans,
to balance out the meal.
I passed on the mashed potatoes,
just keeping it real.

I asked around the table
“what are you thankful for”?
Instead of mom cooking we made reservations,
when we’re finished we can just walk out the door.

I’m bloated to here,
I’m bloated to there.
I’ll be stuck in elastic waist pants
until the end of the year.

Happy Thanksgiving
to one and all,
I am grateful to you and you and you,
But YOU most of all.

xo

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  1. Jhanis says

    November 28, 2014 at 8:27 am

    Love it! I hope you and your family had a wonderful celebration!

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  2. Cynthia says

    November 28, 2014 at 9:08 am

    Cute, CG. You were channeling your inner Dr. Seuss!

    Reply
  3. Heidi Sloss says

    November 28, 2014 at 9:24 am

    Loved the poem! I Always admire those of you who can communicate through rhyme!

    Reply
  4. Diane says

    November 28, 2014 at 10:44 am

    So cute!
    Mmmm. I think I gained weight just reading this. And I AM in elastic waist pants. Sigh.

    Reply
  5. Nancy Hill (@Nerthus) says

    November 28, 2014 at 11:39 am

    Wonderful and light-hearted!

    Reply
  6. Ruth Curran says

    November 28, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    Oh I am now chuckling and grinning as I readjust my elastic waist pants!

    Reply
  7. Jackie says

    November 28, 2014 at 12:47 pm

    I would love to write you a poem as a comment, but I suck at that sort of thing. Instead, I will just tell you that this cracked me up. And, I’ll ask you, did you really eat out? If so, I’m jealous. LOL!

    Reply
  8. Cathy Chester says

    November 28, 2014 at 2:30 pm

    I am grateful for YOU and for your blog. And for how adorable you’d probably look in elastic pants! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Carol Cassara says

    November 28, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    You passed on the mash? Seriously? That was the BEST part of our meal, except for turkey! LOL

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  10. Stacey Gill says

    November 28, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    Very cute. I like the Turkey photo – especially the rotting pumpkins on the ground.

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  11. Darcy Perdu So-Then Stories says

    November 28, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    Ha! Great poem!!

    Reply
  12. Lisa Carpenter says

    November 28, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    Mashed potatoes and homemade cranberry sauce are my faves, for sure! Bloated beyond believe here, too. My the Thanksgiving spirit stick around longer than the calories!

    Reply
  13. jamie@southmainmuse says

    November 28, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    Bravo — well done. Bloated. That awful word. That’s why I word the dress over the leggings rather than the jeans. Glad you had a great day.

    Reply
  14. Sharon Hodor Greenthal says

    November 28, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    I’m grateful for you too! But how can you not love stuffing???

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  15. Lois Alter Mark says

    November 28, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    Too funny! I don’t like stuffing either! And, yes, I am thankful for elastic waists!

    Reply
  16. Elin Stebbins Waldal says

    November 28, 2014 at 9:55 pm

    Very grateful for you too. As for the food? I love it all, except pumpkin pie. The irony is I made one this year from scratch, I hear it was a it. Oh…and your pie post was what inspired me!

    Reply
  17. Joanna @Makingmine says

    November 29, 2014 at 7:12 am

    Haha, this is so great! And SO true! Stretchy pants are a Thanksgiving must 🙂

    Reply

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