Welcome to this Thanksgiving’s festivity
a dinner to celebrate originality
the main course is vision with a fresh side of wit
it’s time to get started, please everyone — sit
our first guest is Salvador Dali
his work’s “out there”, but it’s not folly
he sees life in abstract, and paints with great flair
he’s taken his work where few artists would dare
may I now present Mr. John Lennon
you might know the band that he plays in
clever and candid, what he thinks he will say
I think he might just be a legend some day
please now greet Mr. Kurt Vonnegut
he’s a satirist and exceptionally literate
his writing is brilliant, his mind so alive
hope you get the chance to read Slaughterhouse Five
this gifted woman’s Joni Mitchell
the music she creates is insightful
a beautiful mind with a magical soul
the white queen of wisdom, and sweet rock’n’roll
the man to my left’s known as Ghandi
his courage is truly beyond me
he rejects violence — it’s peace he does seek
confronts anger with patience — but he’s not weak
this lady is Amelia Earhart
in bravery she stands apart
she’s currently committed to a great undertaking
solo trans-global is the flight she’s soon making
our next guest is seated beside her
a great poet — meet Gary Snyder
honest and spiritual, he is incredibly smart
his poems about nature stir the mind and heart
proud that here on my right is Dr. Fauci
no matter what you heard, he’s not grouchy
he and the front-liners, work hard keeping us well
and those who don’t get it, can all — go to hell
our final guest thankfully is you
we all believe you belong here too
your bright creative input, will keep spirits high
especially if you remembered to bring — pumpkin pie
this party is purposely small
and I hope that it stimulates all
I think you’ll agree, each here is a winner
thank you for attending this year’s Thanksgiving dinner
oh, and one final thing — please know I’m elated
that each of us here is fully vaccinated!
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rob kistner © 2019
updated revision © 2021
Happy Thanksgiving
Poetry at: dVerse
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