Steve,
Great poem. Got me a little misty eyed. Thanks
Steve Lucas wrote:
> A Thanksgiving Meal Shared
>
> Ol' Slim and Jim got chosen to stay
> Out with the cows on Thanksgiving Day
> And Jim wasn't happy to say the very least.
>
> 'Cause at the cow camp there was two feet of snow
> And the temperature hovered at fifteen below
> And he was missin' the big Thanksgiving Day feast.
>
> He knew the boys at the boss' big table
> Were eating all that they were able
> Of turkey and dressing and taters and salad and greens.
>
> And Ol' Slim, it seemed just didn't care
> That they were stuck with the usual fare
> Of coffee and bacon and biscuits and old dry beans.
>
> Slim was watching the dinner cook
> So Jim thought he'd best take a look
> At the cows and check the horses in the pen.
>
> He muttered something to let Slim know
> As he went out into the snow
> Grumbling all the way to the barn and then,
>
> He got a really big surprise.
> See, he saw five pairs of eyes
> When he pulled back the great barn door
>
> "Pardon, senior," the father spoke,
> "We hope you don't mind, our car is broke,
> Could we stay until manana, por favor?"
>
> Ol' Jim's heart melted that night
> When he say the family's plight
> And he told them that it would be okay.
>
> With the help of the man and his son,
> Jim finished what he'd begun,
> Breakin' ice and putting out some hay,
>
> Then he took them back inside
> For a sumptuous feast of fried
> Bacon, biscuits beans and coffee too.
>
> After Slim said the blessing,
> Ol' Jim didn't even miss the dressing
> And thanksgiving trimmings, and when they were through,
>
> The family bunked down near the fire
> And Slim and Jim prepared to retire
> They talked about the day and both agreed
>
> That no matter what the Thanksgiving fare,
> There is none that can compare
> With dinner shared with someone who's in need.
>
> Share freely, just give me credit
>
> Steve
>
> Steve Lucas
> Mountain View Farm
> Louisa, Virginia
> www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/ruralwri/lucas/home.htm
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