2023 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 23
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is a good day for appreciation, so...
For today’s prompt, write an appreciation poem. There's always something to appreciate, whether it's a day, a person, an animal, or a special food dish. Find something to appreciate and poem the heck out of it today.
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Here’s my attempt at an Appreciation Poem:
“Turkey”
I appreciate that you spent
the better part of an entire day
cleaning and cooking and looking
forward to some pleasant conversation
on your living room sofa,
but now that we're here
(and my belly is so full)
I confess I only wish to sleep.