BEING GRATEFUL

Posted on November 22, 2017 by oneta hayes

thanks

Too busy to write,

Too busy to read.

Just taking a look

Here and there.

Grabbing bites;

Settling fights.

Who is right?

Late into night.

Playing old games;

Learning new names.

Meeting new folks;

Telling old jokes.

“Come on in, you all;

My, you’re getting tall.”

Pot’s boiling;

Mama’s toiling.

Thanksgiving sounds,

Gaining pounds.

For all these things, Lord,

I’m ever so grateful.

I’LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

About oneta hayes

ABOUT ME Hello. To various folks I am Neat’nee, Mom, Grandma Neta, Gramma, Aunt Neta, Aunt Noni, Aunt Neno, and Aunt Neto (lots of varieties from little nieces and nephews). To some I’m more like “Didn’t you used to be my teacher?” or “Don’t I know you from someplace?” To you, perhaps, I am a Fellow Blogger. Not “fellow” like a male or a guy, but “fellow” like a companion or an adventurer. I would choose to be Grandma Blogger, and have you pull up a chair, my website before you, while I tell you of some days of yore. I have experienced life much differently than most of you. It was and is a good life. I hope to share nuggets of appreciation for those who have gone before me and those who come after me. By necessity you are among those who come after me and I will tell you of those who came before. Once upon a time in a little house on a prairie - oops, change that lest I commit plagiarism - and change that “house on the prairie” to “dugout on the prairie.” So my story begins...
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21 Responses to BEING GRATEFUL

  1. atimetoshare.me says:
    November 22, 2017 at 1:38 pm

    Happy Thanksgiving my friend!

    Reply
  3. joyroses13 says:
    November 22, 2017 at 5:06 pm

    Happy Thanksgiving.to you! Enjoued the poem!

    Reply
  4. lynnabbottstudios says:
    November 22, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    Happy Thanksgiving, Oneta!

    Reply
  5. mitchteemley says:
    November 22, 2017 at 6:37 pm

    Hope you have/had a wonderful Thanksgiving, Oneta!

    Reply
  6. shoreacres says:
    November 22, 2017 at 10:22 pm

    Your verse was such fun to read. I hope your Thanksgiving celebration is wonderful — and that you get a full portion of hugs, along with your turkey!

    Reply
  7. bisimodupe1975 says:
    November 23, 2017 at 6:03 am

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  8. Dawn Marie says:
    November 23, 2017 at 6:28 am

    A happy, holy Thanksgiving Oneta – filled with lots of hugs & blessings being sent from far away!

    Reply
  9. Faye says:
    November 25, 2017 at 1:16 am

    Sounds amazing! We here marked thanksgiving only recently introduced into our culture as a no holiday but a day to give thanks for all the blessings in our lives including the folks who care for our safety ie firemen, paramedics, ambulances, lifesavers etc. Hope your Thanksgiving Day was enjoyed and well spent.

    Reply
    • oneta hayes says:
      November 26, 2017 at 10:08 pm

      Wednesday evening, Thanksgiving dinner; Thursday Thanksgiving dinner; Friday, Thanksgiving dinner at three locations. Saturday leftovers. Refrig stuffed. I kept extremely even though I didn’t cook any of these. The good thing about the “busy” was that I didn’t gain weight. 😀

      Reply
  10. wetraveltoo says:
    November 26, 2017 at 4:52 am

    So powerful word. Thank you for that!

    Reply

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