Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends who are celebrating today! In a few short hours, I will be busy preparing a feast for my family and Serena’s family. Maybe Serena, The Girl, and I will steal a few minutes between dinner and dessert to read, but that might just be wishful thinking.
I am thankful that I will spend the day with my family and good friends, and I also am thankful for all of you, who brighten my day every time you stop by my bookish home to chat.
I asked The Girl if she wanted to write a poem for Thanksgiving, and she jumped at the chance. I thought she’d write about things for which she is thankful, but as a growing pre-teen, she has one thing on her mind these days: food. Ah, well. At least she loves to write and entertain!
Ham
a poem by The Girl (age 11)I told my mom to get turkey.
But I ended up with ham.
Why ham?
Turkey is fat, brown, and gobbles!
What does ham have?
It’s thin, it frowns, and worst of all
it doesn’t go gobble, gobble.So now I’m stuck with a plate
full of ham!
I ate the ham. I was wrong
We’re getting ham for Christmas
but keep turkey for Thanksgiving!I bet next, I’m going to have spinach
on my ham!
And I’m right.
I have no idea what inspired this poem! I’ve never made ham for Thanksgiving or Christmas; I’m not much of a fan. But she’s a creative spirit, who’s always making me laugh and smile with her poems, stories, and plays.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Happy thanksgiving to you!
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LOL, great poem! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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Happy Thanksgiving. See you all soon. Well you know she loves the piggies because she wants to eat them!
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I love the poem! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
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The Girl’s poem is wonderful! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
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She is just the most adorable! You are so lucky to have her! Have a wonderful time today with Serena’s family!
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Happy Thanksgiving! I love the poem. Awesome.
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Hope you and Serena and clan have a great day! And I love that poem. The turkeys have to love her!
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Happy Thanksgiving : D
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cute poem!
Happy Thanksgiving Anna!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Her poem made me laugh out loud! Happy Thanksgiving!
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How cute! Thanks for sharing and happy thanksgiving to you too doll!
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That poem was too funny! Thanks for sharing it with us. I hope your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Hope you all had a happy Thanskgiving 🙂 Nice poem!
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Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family!
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This was pretty funny.
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Thanks everyone! The Girl is happy you all thought the poem was funny. 🙂
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My timing is off here but I “starred” the post so I’d be sure to come back to it. I am so glad that she got her Turkey!! Maybe she had a nightmare about having ham instead.
My daughter comes up with funny stuff like that too. You have to type that one up and frame it!
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She’s always writing funny poems and stories. And with her drawings, her creativity is taking over my house. Not that I’m complaining. 😉
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That’s what’s great about creativity and imagination – where DOES it come from! great poem. Tell her to keep at it.
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So true! She’s always writing stories and creating comics and plays (that she makes me act out with her for my husband), and I think it’s great!
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