Sunday, November 22, 2015

And May All the Heavens Bless

Freedom From Want
Norman Rockwell


If you don't have a turkey too often,
It's pretty nice on that Thursday
late in November

To bow your head
While Mom rests her legs,
And thank for the little things,
Like the carving knife,
And the big things,
Like each other.

©Connie Nelson Ahlberg 1996