Poet's Platform Column | 29 Nov 07 by Janet Nesler | The Scioto Voice | Wheelersburg, Ohio

Post Thanksgiving Now that Thanksgiving is over and done All of our company has all left and gone Leftovers will fill our plates for a few days Forget the rigid diet that we were once on But the joy of having the nice people visit Fills my heart with joy and causes a smile Knowing that we will see them at Christmas Which we will be seeing in just a little while I find their visiting lifts my heart with comfort Good friends together sure makes your day When we sat down at that food filled table Eating too much knowing later we would pay Isn't this what the Holiday season is about To share the friendship we know and love May your season be filled with happiness Christmas is named for the Man up above Acie Workman Eden Park   Holidays Of Past Times I often think about those Holidays of long past Of times when we indeed had peace on Earth Wonder why so many values have gone astray Looking for ethical men, to find they are dearth If only we could go back to that time we knew Glad tidings were then said and truly meant Today it seems money has become the King We all wonder where "Merry Christmas" went Is Thanksgiving merely a day we take off work To gorge our selves until we are as full as can be I remember when it meant giving God our thanks Being happy with all things He had given to thee Times change sometimes I know not for the best Ideas today seem not to come from in the heart Forgotten are the ideals that started our country Showing the Ten Commandments would be a start Acie Workman Eden Park   Haiku The house all aglow With lights of clear and colors Angels hovering Maybell Criswell South Point, OH   Cinquain Holy Real serene time Baby Jesus born one night In a stable with animals Our King Maybell Criswell South Point, OH