Le Voyage Magnifique

Thanksgiving Restoration

“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.”
— Henry Van Dyke

I am thankful for
my full belly after dinner,
shared with all my family,
finally together again
following quarantine decree.

I am thankful that
we survived the scourge
and lived to celebrate
another Thanksgiving
where traditions dominate.

I am thankful for
the smell of Grammy's turkey dressing,
the feel of all those hugs around the room,
and the glow on all these faces,
not achieved through lens of Zoom.

Notes ▶︎

1. 15 lines roughly based on the Monchielle form of poetry.

2. The Monchielle Stanza is a five-line stanza form with an intriguing pattern of rhyme and repetition, as described and demonstrated in the following links:

https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/2667-monchielle-stanza/

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/monchielle.html

In this case, I have applied a liberal dose of Poetic License with regard to line structures.