Thanksgiving Blessings to All Photo: David Slotto
Submitted to Jingle’s Poetry Rally: http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/
Thanksgiving
Sharp winter chill
(not autumn)
morning.
Brilliant sun,
cloudless sky,
frost,
crisp grass.
Warm air
escaping lungs
like body-cloud.
Toasty thoughts
comforting,
challenging.
Counting blessings,
assuaging guilt:
so many
alone,
hope-bereft.
Soul-steam
circling hot coffee cup,
fogs inside.
God-light,
intense fall color:
cinnabar,
bronze
beckons
dance with me,
with life–
insists
come,
play,
celebrate gifts.
Spirit calls:
enjoy,
give back.
Victoria C. Slotto, Author 
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Very vivid. Sparked hunger for family and food. I loved the line Soul-steam. 🙂
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i can breathe in the different smells…wonderfully portrayed
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Lovely poem, lovelier dedication! I love poems on seasons and realtions! its both! :))
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Love the last 3 lines…nicely written.
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My favorite lines:
God-light,
intense fall color:
cinnabar,
bronze
beckons
dance with me,
Your poem is a reminder of beauty and abundance. Glad to have found you through Poetry Rally.
http://seasweetie.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/bonus-poem-for-this-week/
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I agree with Seasweetie I am thankful for your poem!
http://ukeepwalkingforward.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/see-me/
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I really liked this – feel grateful after reading! very nice.
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thanx to you too for such a wonderful poem!
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like a lot of your hyphenations here; they make for some wonderful images: “soul-steam”; “god-light”… nice.
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I love Thanksgiving and you have described it so well.
Pamela
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this is the perfect definition of the meaning of real thanksgiving…thanks for posting ❤
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this is a refreshing and perky piece… you made me smile, victoria. 🙂
Swept Away
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Your poem really spreads the warmth of thanksgiving!
cheerz,
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Like the way you choose your word…..keep it up blog friend
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Cinnabar. I have never heard it referenced in a colour observation ever, but it is so great!
Thanks for popping by to visit my Rally entry at
http://shawnbird.com/2010/11/19/snow-haiku/ I appreciate you stopping in!
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A much deserved Thanksgiving to Ji. Very crisp poem. 🙂
Thank you for dropping by my blog.
Happy Rally.
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I truly enjoyed this, lovely flow, really captures Thanksgiving.
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Beautiful words! You really bring out well the feelings one has during Thanksgiving. Love the imagery!
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Thanks for giving that thanksgiving poem 🙂
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This is Thanksgiving. Hooray! Well done…
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You’ve created a lovely image here of the celebrations, as well as pointing out how lonely it can be for some. Well done!
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A nice thanksgiving celebration piece …
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Like wanting to be part of that happy celebration Victoria…:-) Very nice poem on Thanksgiving this it! Loved it!
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I like this, makes me think, makes me want to manifest! Thanks for sharing and getting me to think a little wiser about my ways!
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a lovely ode to our national day– nicely written!
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A heartfelt poem, with a good flow of words. It left me feeling good! Lovely!
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I LOVE THIS!! So inspirational and beautiful.
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Made me feel like having turkey.
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Now there’s a lovely little Thanksgiving poem. Good images, a homey feeling – smart description with an easy flow. Nice one for the Rally!
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thanks for a great poem,
very cheerful and fast flowing.
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Thankful of the seasons, the colors, and the bountiful year. Nice crisp images. A time of contrasts and beautifully written.
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Enjoyed the flow of images as being a microcosm of the ‘thanksgiving’ experience (minus the family arguments and spilt drinks of course…lol) The tone and meter of the poem added to the imagery made for an excellent entry for this weeks rally. Thanks for posting,
crb.
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lol. This is before the family arrives!
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Nice imagery cascading down the page, good use of contrasts and description. Enjoyed it.
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I love the scene you paint 🙂 warm and comforting even in thoughts !!
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Yes, definitely give back.. Smart, moral of the story 😉
Happy Thanksgiving!!
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Happy Thanks Giving to you too.. 🙂
Nice one keeping the fest in mind.. Love xxx
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Words lovely enough and beyond to celebrate a wonderful Thanksgiving! Thanks for sharing!
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Thankgivings is wonderful and so is your poem!=D
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This is a feast for my eyes. I loved it.
Happy Rally
Precious Gift
–Someone is Special–
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Nice celebration of the season. Thank you. – bill
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I like the flow, real cool! Happy Rally!
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Lovely imagery–a feast of words. Thanks for sharing.
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great poem for thanksgiving
love how you began with thanks and finished the day of with the thought of giving. Perfect
thank you
and thanks for visiting and comment
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The vivid description of the season was utterly fantastic – makes me glad that we Canadians have ours a month or so ahead of you! The message is so divinely worded as well.
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Very nice poem, what is Thanksgiving without the winter chill and hot coffee or chocolate good company and a wonderful poems such as yours.
http://words4afriend.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/shake-it-loose-let-it-fall/
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Great Thanksgiving poem, I like the stanza about the coffee cup.
Thanks for the comment,
Nev
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wow,
a feast of words full of gratitude,
lovely entry.
Thanks for the participation.
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Thank you, Ji. Part of my gratitude is that you found my blog and introduced me to so many wonderful new poets and poetry communities!
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