I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Now it’s time to get back to the typewriter.
Today, keep thinking about leftover turkey and other foods and then write a poem in any format about food you love to eat during the holidays. Yes, it’s a free-form assignment but I figure you can treat this as your first of many holiday gifts.
Put your completed assignment in the comments field. Mine will be there shortly.
Keep writing.
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Turkey pot,
Turkey pot,
Turkey pot pie.
What would be better when the holidays are nigh?
A breeze in the oven, a treat for the palate.
Turkey pot pie is also soft on the wallet.
So what will you chomp on when you’re feeling peckish?
An eighty-pound bird that dirties a mountain of dishes?
Or a convenient turkey pot pie that is downright delicious?
An ode to my mother’s stuffing
Celery and white bread
Two boring foods
What I can’t get into my head
Is how mom makes them good
No sausage or raisins
Just onions and broth
Her stuffing is a haven
To which I am drawn like a moth
Moist, soppy and brown
Frosted with gravy
Mom never lets me down
Her stuffing leaves me cravy.