Photo: David Slotto
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
enjoy
give back
A warm thank you to all of you who take the time to visit and comment on my blog. May you always have something to be grateful for, so that thanks-giving be celebrated everyday, in every corner of the world. Come on over to the Pub and join your thanks to ours.
Victoria C. Slotto, Author 
Another wonderful piece with vivid, vibrant imagery wrapped in a compelling narrative… xxx
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heart warming, despite the cold winter wind.
well done thankfulness.
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The photo is stunning… it has such an other-worldly quality… sort of ethereal… I think it’s the play on light/darkness.
Hope you had a blessed thanksgiving, Victoria! 🙂 🙂
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Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving!
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Very tight write and it’s nice..liked all the lines and way words are dancing on thoughts on paper..nice..I hope everyone has something to be grateful for.. Thanks giving unites everyone..
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when writing is tight like this the gratefulness is purer…i believe.
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beautiful winter imagery and thankfulness.
hope that you have had enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving.
🙂
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… and senses to touch, hear, and see your words.
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Always a blessing to read your poem. Hope you have a great thanksgiving. 🙂
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Happy Thanksgiving Victoria!
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Love the combination of words to form new words! We are so blessed….nice to meet you!
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celebrate gifts, enjoy, give back. I am dancing with you. Thank you Victoria.
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the stacatto nature of the words, placed like notes on a score is very interesting and I think you use effectively here.
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Thank you for the amazing inspirations and words of encouragement !! mean a lot 🙂
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Nice form and a wonderful way of saying thanks. What we have often are not given the dues these deserve. You put it short and sweet!
Hank
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Very lovely dance of thanks….and thank you also for your encouragement and warm comments
Happy thanksgiving ~
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intense fall color -> just yesterday, i was taking pictures 🙂 i know just what you mean by this, i when i went to BU, boy did i love New England falls.
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A fresh approach, to giving thanks, which has a charm all its own. Some lovely phrases painting some lovely thoughts.
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dance with me
with life…
yes i will…the short stanzas work really well…it rolls like a river…with nice imagery and yes it is a mixture of warmth and cold on thanksgiving…those that dont have…but also being with those we love…hope yours has more warmth victoria…
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Reblogged this on bardicblogger and commented:
A wonderful thanksgiving poem by liv2write2day
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I love the structure and rhythm on this poem. It has a wonderful sense of festivity to it and yet includes thoughts of those who may not be having such a festive time. I know it’s thanksgiving over in the U.S so Happy Thanksgiving to you.
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Thank you Victoria! Beautifully written. May I ask permission to share this lovely post on my blog, http://www.kalenaassociates.wordpress.com with a link back to yours? It seems so appropo for the day. Happy Thanks day! Love, Kalena
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I thought I replied earlier, but don’t see it…I’d be honored, Kalena. Happy Thanksgiving.
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It’s hard to enumerate the blessings of every day, you’ve done a good job. 🙂 And I’m wondering if there’s anything we couldn’t be grateful for, if we really looked hard for the blessing… Thank you.
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sounds like the perfect morning to dance with…crisp air..hot coffee… i know you have a thankful heart victoria…and we should surely give thanks each and every day.. i’m thankful to have met you and for having you on the dVerse team..
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