Thanksgiving

These November years

these October years
forewarn autumn’s fading fires
and bone-chilling storms

yet late season’s warmth,
despite life’s dire certainties,
may lift summer's gloom

good cheer carries on
beyond nostalgic treasures
from seasons gone by

at October’s close
we celebrate harmless ghosts
with cider and friends

may fortune grant us
ample feasts of Thanksgiving
in November’s years

I have been silenced.

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