Thanksgiving Contest.

Rules:

Must deal with Thanksgiving.

No dark, sad, depressing stuff.

Prizes:

3 Winners:
15 Comments.
11 Comments.
8 Comments.

And of course possible favorite place/contest nomination/favorite poems.

Deadline:
November 25th.

A day for thanks.
It's mashed potatoes and turkeys,
Watching leaves fall off the trees,
In golden, rusty, red, and brown,
Collecting on the barren ground.
It's Grandma, brothers, cousin Lu,
I think my boyfriend's coming, too.
All the family's coming back,
"Welcome home's" and "Who is that?"
From the coast and from the farm,
Family hugs are just so warm.
It's a day to eat until you burst,
a day to cast off all that hurts.
A Thursday unlike all the rest,
munching on the turkey breast.
Take some stuffing, pass it 'round,
look at all the thanks we've found!

A Time of Joy and Cheer

Families check the date
for Thanksgiving day is near
They begin the preparations
for this day of joy and cheer

They buy the turkey, the potatoes,
and the filling for the pie
they make plans and send invitations
as another day goes by

We are all brought together
there's happiness in every smile
all anger is forgotten
if only for a while

Now Thanksgiving day is here
the wondrous time of sharing
with laughter and stories to tell
in this wondrous time of caring

Eat-A-Lot-Of-Turkey-Day!

With a knife and fork you sit around the table.
Big eyes and empty stomachs, you start to drool.
The old guy at the end, saying grace over the food.
As he falls asleep you silently curse the old fool.

The kid sitting next to you is shoveling down.
Your mother's foot colliding into your shin,
Halts your attempt to stab a piece of turkey
If your stomach ran in American Idol it'd win.

The prayer finally ends and the chaos erupts
Bits and pieces of food flying in every direction
No time to talk everyone is busy not choking
Baby's purple face causes no immediate attention

At last everyone is done eating; goodbyes are said.
Your father scolds you for rolling on the ground
Hugging family members, avoiding the ones puking,
You swear your Aunt Betty has gained 20 pounds

Finally your family waddles over and gets in the car
Dad fights the seat belt between him and the wheel.
On the drive home, just as your drifting to sleep
Your brother leans over and gives you his meal.

What can I say but HAPPY EAT-A-LOT-OF-TURKEY-DAY!

Copyright Brittney Schmelter

I Am Thankful
~~by Allison

Dear friends of mine, I am thankful
For every moment you've spent with me
For every word that passed between us
For every thing you've done

Dear mother of mine, I am thankful
For the life that flows through my veins
For the food you've cooked, the house you've cleaned
For the siblings I've been blessed

Dear sisters of mine, I am thankful
For the pains you've caused, that I overcame
For the sadness and happiness you've shown
For the way you've shaped me

Dear love of mine, I am thankful
For the emotions you've shared
For the heart you've opened
For the times I never want to forget

In this time of thankfulness,
Who are you thankful for?
Now is the time to express,
How special they are in your life.

Okay, I realize the closing date has passed.
I haven't had time, lately.
But, I will print all of these off and do them as soon as I get time.

They should be up sometime next week.

Thank you so much for being patient you guys. (:
I appreciate it.

Since ther were only four entries I went ahead and decided to pick two winners instead of three, eh.

Ashes won first place. (: Fifteen comments/ratings.
And, Brittany got second place with Eleven comments/ratings.

Let me know if there are any specific poems, if not I'll just do them. Lol.

And, sorry it took so long. I wasn't able to come to the site, but I don't think most people were.
Who knows my computer messes up tons with this site. Lol. :|

Sorry for the delay, you guys.

-Teria.

Okay thanks :)

heres my 11

o1. My Twisted Fantasy
o2. Glimpse Into My Soul
o3. Child of Nature
o4. Out of the Box
o5. Imprisoned
o6. Angry Father
o7. Master of My Dreams
o8. Little Things
o9. Bloody Deal
1o. The White Dot
11. Chaotic Mind

Thanks Babe ;)

Kk. (:
I'll get started now!