Leftovers - An Acrostic

It's Tuesday, time for more poetry, and writing too.  Thanks for stopping by! 

L aughter round the table at Thanksgiving and

E veryone is here.  I see them sitting, reaching for the wine,

F ixing napkins on laps, settling in to this hour of grateful

T houghts, reminding the kids to sit still, to put at least a few green beans

O n the plate, along with the mashed potatoes and gravy.

V ery soon, after bowl and platter passing, forks clink and words fling: how is

E veryone?  What’s happening at school, at work, in your lives?

R ight now, in the midst of this big day, I grab a

S napshot of the time, saving the guests, the food, the words as my leftovers.

And-Remember to check on the Poetry Tag Group shown at the right!  And find Jama Rattigan's blog post at Jama's Alphabet Soup  to discover so many Poetry sites in the kidlitosphere doing wonderful things!  Cathy, at Merely Day By Day, is joining Mary Lee, at A Year of Reading in a poem a day this month. Other daily poem writers include Amy at The Poem Farm, and Donna at Mainely Write.  Plus Greg Pincus of Gotta Book has just published his first E-book, The Late Bird.  Now he's celebrating by giving one away.  See the blog that tells all about it  here