Welcome to our Thanksgiving table
Please stay and share a meal with us
Rocky's busy in the kitchen again
And he likes to make a fuss



The oven smells of chestnut dressing
And the turkey's cooking on the grill
Fresh-baked pies sit on the sideboard
Forgetting our diets, we'll eat our fill



Tim's checking out the pumpkin pie
Simon's sniffing the homemade bread
Everyone's nibbling on deviled eggs
Samantha makes sure the birds are fed



The men seem to have things under control
No room for the women in there
Brian's playing with Cap and Sally
Out in the warm November air



Jennifer's busy grading school papers
Mom's finishing her special coleslaw
There's nibbling and kibitzing and music too
Rocky sets the Cool Whip™ out to thaw



It's a long-time family tradition
That Rocky hosts Thanksgiving day
Many sweet memories race through our minds
Of the years we've gathered this way



We're celebrating Tim's birthday too
And it's always a double holiday
After his cake and the opening of gifts
We'll watch the Dallas Cowboys play



Brian leads a prayer of Thanksgiving
Remembering those no longer here
Thanking God for His many blessings
And for letting us gather each year



Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
November 12, 2007
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