Meatless Thanksgiving

NEW PROMPT: With Thanksgiving coming up next Thursday in the USA, many Americans are preparing to gorge themselves on turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and all the other traditional delicacies. Write a story or poem about a Thanksgiving dinner without the traditional foods.

The rain poured down
The street was wet
It was Thanksgiving Day
And a plan was set.

Me and the guys and some girls we knew
Were down on our luck, the jobs were few.
We gathered at noon to arrange our day
We discussed our options and a plan soon grew.

Then off to our corners in pouring rain
We’d panhandle for hours then meet at two.
We’d combine our take and see what we got
Our hopes were dim but what else could we do.

The streets were bare, the traffic was slow
We looked so forlorn but nobody heeded
Our hopes were dashed, our morale was low.
Then out of the blue we got what was needed.

It was two o’clock when we met at our spot
Our total take was much less than a lot
Then across the street, we heard a man cry
“Come on over here, and see what I got,

"I’m thankful today I have plenty to eat
But my vegetarian restaurant will never serve meat.
If it suits you, my friends, here’s all you can eat.
Dig in and enjoy and there’s even a treat.”

Well, we ate and we drank and had a great meal
The best ever had, we laughed and did shout
Then when we were stuffed to the gills with his food.
He packed up the rest for us to take out

28 lines Nov 20, ‘09.