Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, the day I met you
the day we wedded
one year
after we met out of the blue
joy, together threaded
my dear

An anniversary of an
anniversary dear
delight
coincidence, not a plan
but holiday each year
so bright

Copyright ©2025 Lisa Paul

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Laura is the host. She writes:
And so for today’s prompt we are revisiting Emily Romano’s Memento poetry style:

Poetry Rules:

  • 2 stanzas
  • 6 lines per stanza
  • 2 tercets (2*3 lines) per stanza
  • syllable count per tercet: 8,6,2; 8,6,2
  • rhyme scheme abc, abc

Poetry Theme:
a holiday or an anniversary (formal or informal)

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