HAPPY THANKSGIVING
TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING,
BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP I TRIED COUNTING
BACKWARDS, I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP. THE
LEFTOVERS BECKONED - THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE BUT I FOUGHT THE
TEMPTATION WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT TOSSING AND TURNING WITH
ANTICIPATION THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR AND GAZED AT THE
FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE. I GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND
BUTTERED POTATOES, PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.
I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND, 'TIL ALL OF A
SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND. I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING,
FLOATING INTO THE SKY WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL
OF PIE. BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES....
HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.
MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY BE
PLUMP. MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP,
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE
PRIZE, MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
lr smiles
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