24 November








to be honest i feel powerless in my choice

it is my habit to attend these gatherings

though i regard them 

mostly as cycles of suffering

days on the calendar

I learned the lesson long ago

 it is futile to fight the false sense of virtue


i hope only to be able to create a gap 

in which i see the true thanksgiving



and i look forward to my undoing



Comments

  1. Brian Miller24 November 2013 at 06:58

    look forward to my undoing....i like that..creating that space for thanksgiving...creating that room for life...allowing space for the attitude of thanksgiving to develop

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  2. Jae Rose24 November 2013 at 07:05

    The last line is a wonderful way to leave this piece..exciting..in a way..

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  3. Mary24 November 2013 at 07:19

    Sometimes holiday times are not as enjoyable as one would desire them to be. I think sometimes there is so much build up that it is easy to feel let down on the actual day.

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  4. Laurie Kolp24 November 2013 at 08:07

    The holidays can create an obligatory stress... sounds like you've got the right idea. Happy Thanksgiving.

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  5. annell424 November 2013 at 09:09

    Yes, the last line is perfect!

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  6. Unknown24 November 2013 at 09:37

    Hope you find your undoing and enjoy your holidays!

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  7. Kathy Reed24 November 2013 at 11:40

    What an interesting approach to the calendar prompt...thanks for reminding us to be less about 'self'..

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  8. Anonymous24 November 2013 at 11:50

    Really like the release in that last line, like undoing ones belt...

    Elizabeth

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  9. Geraldine 24 November 2013 at 12:13

    Yes, sounds like you are on the right track. :<)

    I just did a Thanksgiving post too at:

    veggiesyarnsandtails.wordpress.com

    and Happy Thanksgiving to you!

    Hugs, G

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  10. Magical Mystical Teacher24 November 2013 at 13:14

    Oh, how many of us attend gatherings out of habit! I just came away from one this morning, and while I don't look forward to my undoing, I do wonder how I survived!

    Whirling with a Single Pancake

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  11. Claudia24 November 2013 at 14:40

    there are things that cannot be squished into calendars...some are a bit robbed off their meaning even... only existing in that tight space...good to make room and let em breathe a bit

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  12. Victoria24 November 2013 at 14:52

    Nicely done wordle and response to the calendar prompt. I think you share the thoughts of many, sadly. How is it that families can cause so much pain?

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  13. Anonymous24 November 2013 at 15:03

    I liked this very much

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  14. brudberg24 November 2013 at 16:43

    So sad that family gatherings should be filled with angst instead of joy.. great calender take,..

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  15. Victoria24 November 2013 at 18:18

    An aside, thanks for your comment about Frost's October. I expect I've read it but forgotten it. Will google it now.

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  16. Canadian Chickadee24 November 2013 at 19:49

    I feel truly blessed. We are spending Thanksgiving at the home of our daughter and her family. I am looking forward to the opportunity to re-connect. Thanksgiving and Christmas have been much less stressful in the years since my husband's sister died, God rest her soul -- she who could not be pleased, no matter what I said or did.

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  17. Vandana Sharma25 November 2013 at 01:59

    this is the real essence of life...

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  18. Old Egg25 November 2013 at 04:14

    That last line may be a comfort or perhaps quite scary. However having to experience a release from all your sufferings may well be excellent.

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  19. Anonymous25 November 2013 at 04:44

    If you are honest you don't loose anything...

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  20. seasideauthor25 November 2013 at 12:04

    Enjoy this time in life. Some of us miss having places to go on holidays.
    Hopefully you never will.

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  21. J Cosmo Newbery28 November 2013 at 04:16

    "and i look forward to my undoing" - that creates so many images in a fertile and largely undisciplined mind...

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  22. flaubert30 November 2013 at 11:40

    The ending is quite powerful. Excellent truth to this.

    Pamela

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