Fran Larson

The Day after Thanksgiving, When All Through the House (Or I’m a Thanksgiving Scrooge)


Posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2009

by Fran Larson
http://www.franniesquotes.com/

The day after Thanksgiving, when all through the house. No one was stirring; So, I reached for my computer mouse.

I wanted to see what the  world had to say

About this turkey-eating bash of the  day.

 

What I saw on the internet, I could hardly believe

Christmas shopping looms ahead. so roll up your sleeve

Not even a mention of Thanksgiving pumpkin pie.

Just a dismal reminder, that now is the time to buy.

 

I shook my head and opened my check book

Knowing it would soon be again time to cook.

I opened my refrigerator door and took a peek,

When I saw all the leftovers, I tried not to freak.

 

There was turkey and dressing and cranberry sauce

And broccoli and squash and sweet potato toss.

The fridge was jam-packed with food and wine,

I knew what we would eat when we sat down to dine

 

I gathered the tablecloths and place mats to clean

And dumped everything in sight in the washing machine.

Even the dog stayed out of my way

I was on a cleaning mission with nothing to say.

 

This Thanksgiving day went by so fast.

I wish there was someway to make it last.

The hours of planning and cooking and such

Is tiring and sometimes seems too much.

 

I've got to get back on the fast track, for sure

And do all the holiday rat race I can endure.

For that's the American was to celebrate;

Seeing all the Santa signs, I know it's my fate.

 

Now you might think that I don't like the season

And that I don't really have good reason

To be complaining and finding fault

In all the things that society has taught.

 

But as I wonder and ponder today

And stumble through to find my way

I ask myself what does this command performance mean

All the expected and have- to things to which we cling?

 

I wonder what would happen if

I didn't even buy one Christmas gift.

What if I didn't make such a clatter,

While doing things that don't even matter?

 

Would the world end if I sat by the sea

And watched the waves and relaxed dreamily?

Maybe then I could figure out

What all the expected chores are about.

 

…. Francine Larson


Francine Larson:

Co-Author of Character Keys to a Bright Future.

She is a freelance writer

Francine Larson has a new book that just came out, "The Lure of Annabelle Key Lighthouse," an exciting Christian Teen Novella. You may view it at: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/115229

See more articles by Francine Larson at:http://www.examiner.com/modern-love-in-tampa-bay/francine-larson

She also writes for The Highlands at Scotland Yards. She writes poetry and short stories. She is a contributor for Yahoo (http://contributor.yahoo.com/user/685738/francine_larson.html)

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