Poems by Grace Keener

Thanksgiving

My relatives’ smiling faces
The delicious family dinner
The soft music in the distance
Delicious turkey with green beans
The soft skin of my relatives as we embrace.
The love around the room is unmistakable
Passing around the plates with joy
Eating all the lovely food
Then eating some more
Saying laughing goodbyes
Thinking “This is the best sleep ever,”
Until next year.
Happy Thanksgiving!

The Pumpkin

The pumpkin rich with seeds
Ready to be picked
Into the house to be poked and prodded
Sharp objects wielded by a child with a parent close by

A jackolantern
Flaming as joyful kids run past
Glowing in the darkness
Ready to be brought in to make compost.