Mr. T. Speaks

This is a poem for two voices.

"Gobble! Gobble!"
Said Mr. Turkey.
                              "I'm running to get away."
"Gobble! Gobble!"
Said Mr. Turkey.
                              "It's almost Thanksgiving Day."



     If you could talk to Mr. Turkey what do you think he'd say?  What would he do?  Where would he go?
(I have it on good authority a lot of turkeys go to Florida for the holiday.)  Can you write the next verse, about what Mr. Turkey would say?
     Oh, I can see this developing as a counting picture book.
      On the first of November
Mr. Turkey said,
       "I think I will dye
        all my feathers red,
        then folks will think
         I'm a boa instead."

    Have fun writing your own poem today.

Becky Shillington is hosting the Poetry Friday Roundup today.  You can find links to lots more children's poetry on her blog Tapestry of Words at http://www.beckyshillington.blogspot.com
Thanks for hosting us today, Becky.

THE DAY AFTER

I ate turkey,
I ate yams,
I ate cranberries,
biscuits and jams.

I ate stuffing,
pumpkin and apple pies
I'm stuffed all the way
up to my eyes.

I ate so much
on Thanksgiving Day.
I'm starting a diet
as of today.


    Did you have a good Thanksgiving?  There is a lot to be thankful for, isn't there?  I hope you have a great weekend writing.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Today I'll eat turkey
for Thanksgiving Day.
I'll see my cousins
and we'll get to play.

And if I'm good
after I've eaten my fill,
Uncle says he'll take us
to sled down his hill.


    I hope you have a happy holiday, and for my friends outside the us, thank you for being a part of my holiday.  I'm so gateful to have so many readers and encouraging friends who like poetry.  I appreciate you.  Blessings.  Have fun writing your own poems.

The Day After Thanksgiving

OK. Here is a draft of the poem I mentioned yesterday.  I've been having fun thinking about this one all day yesterday and last night.  Here is what I came up with.

All of the animals

on the farm

have Thanksgiving dinner

in the barn.

But before they chow-down

for their meal,

each of them mentions

how thankful they feel.

The horse neighs he's thankful

for his bucket of oats.

The sheep baa thanks

for their warm wooly coats.

The ducks give their thanks

and especially the drake

with the geese and the goslings

for an unfrozen lake.

The dog says he's thankful

for treats when he begs.

The chickens are thankful

they're still laying eggs.

The pig oinks, he is thankful

for his muddy sty

and for the scraps 

of uneaten pie.

The cow says she is thankful

for cream with a moo,

and they all want to know

if you're thankful too.

    Have a fun day after Thanksgiving, and if the muse strikes you, write your own poem to share with us.
Suggestions on this draft of a poem are very welcome. 

Happy Thanksgiving

Take

Up   

youR          

knives and forKs and                 

   Enjoy 

 Your 

T U R K E Y !

     I hope you have a great day.  The animals have all gathered in the barn.  They are having their own Thanksgiving dinner.  But before they eat, each one of them tells something they are thankful for.  What animals are there?  What are they thankful for?  Have fun writing your own poem.  Or just take one animal and write his poem.

I Love to Eat

Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year.

My family gathers for good cheer.

I eat the turkey and the pies

the stuffing, the yams,

and the vegetable surprise.

Like the potatoes

and stewed tomatoes.

Love the jellies

and crushed cranberries.

Fruit salad and jello molds,

cornbread and hot dinner rolls.

I eat and eat, more than enough--

the turkey isn't the only one

 stuffed.

     Every year my husband makes our turkey dinner from the recipes in Bon Appetite magazine.  Over the years, I've had some amazing meals.  This year he is making a cauliflower dish that calls for pomegranate seeds and mint in it.  I'm waiting to see that one, I think it will look like a Christmas package with snow white cauliflower and the red and green little bits.  So today's poem is a  list poem of all the foods I eat for Thanksgiving dinner.  Perhaps you'd like to write your own list poem of all the people that are going to sit at the table with you for turkey day dinner.  Have fun shaping your poem.