Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.A. and Youre All Alone Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.A. and youre all alone, Just you and the TV, for company, but no dog...or bone? Thinking of sitting around, depressed, with coffee in your cup, Or maybe watching the Macy parade, To see which balloon refuses to stay up? Oh, buck up lads and lassies, Lets think here, and we can get a bit more classy! Put that Swanson Turkey Dinner on, The one you bought last week, just in case, All is not lost! Why, just have a look around the place! There is the roof that keeps you dry, Well, most of the time at least. And you can get a dog, if it wasn’t against your lease, And maybe you will anyway, when the landlord isnt looking Oh good now, we have that nefarious brain of yours a cookin! And be thankful you dont have to hobnob, With a bunch of boring stiffs. Or get dressed up in shoes that pinch, to go to sup with spiffs. And, for an even a more significant thrill, You have avoided dining with…dreaded…Aunt Jill! If not her, then insert, your most feared name right here! Perhaps, it’s Cousin Theresa, or Aunt Lilly, Not to mention, Uncle Bob or Cousin Billy. Oh, let yourself be thankful, for no rooms of screaming nephews or nieces, Greasy finger prints, fallen peanuts, your knickknacks left in pieces. So be thankful for the safety of your treasures, every one. Nothing left in tatters, And not a thing smashed on the floor that really matters! Now, just sit a minute, and take some time to think, Aren’t you grateful, you dont have piles of dishes in the sink! Oh, look, there’s the float with Reindeer, sleigh and Santa on, Seems the parade is winding down to its swan song. So be thankful, yet again, that without insulting relative, guest, or friend, You can take a nap, And not be guilty of ditching, all that etiquette crap. And when you awake, later this evening, Oh, my friend, its still no time for grieving! Just get out a bottle of Sangria, or that fine year of Arbor Mist, Coke, Pepsi, Bud, coffee, or even a cup of tea will do, And have a nice long look at a merchandise catalogue… or two. Tomorrow is Black Friday, And all that toy shopping begins. Just look at all that pricy plastic, and be thankful you dont have twins. Oh yes, be thankful, and simply look at things for you. Indulge your every whim that’s what you can do! So, if you are all alone this Thanksgiving, Stop whining, and start living! Theres still plenty to be thankful for, Indeed, there’s more than enough to suffice, You have yourself for your best friend today, and hey, you’re pretty nice! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Written by me...a purveyor of poetry, with little rhyme and no reason, songs of the West, written on the spur of the moment, and $1.99 fiction, which shows what inflation has done to the venerable, penny dreadful.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 05:32:07 +0000
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