{"id":4221,"date":"2021-11-24T10:36:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T18:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/spp\/?p=4221"},"modified":"2021-11-24T10:36:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T18:36:25","slug":"211124","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/spp\/2021\/11\/24\/211124\/","title":{"rendered":"211124"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/images\/2021\/211124.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>211124<br \/>\nA yank&#8217;s thanks<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m often asked, since I&#8217;m away<br \/>\nHow do I spend Thanksgiving Day?<br \/>\nI do not have a big turkey<br \/>\nNo stuffing, yams nor cranberry<br \/>\nI do not have my family here<br \/>\nNo football games to watch and cheer<br \/>\nI kind of think, most displaced yanks<br \/>\nJust look around and give their thanks<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s not to say I do not miss<br \/>\nA feast worthy of a chef&#8217;s kiss<br \/>\nOr seeing mom or Tom or dad<br \/>\nOf course those things do make me sad<br \/>\nBut this is where my feet did roam<br \/>\nI&#8217;m in my new forever home<br \/>\nAlthough it&#8217;s far from you to me<br \/>\nI&#8217;m just right where I want to be<\/p>\n<button class=\"responsivevoice-button\" type=\"button\" title=\"ResponsiveVoice Tap to Start\/Stop Speech\" data-rvtts-action=\"speak\" data-rvtts-text=\"211124 A yank&#039;s thanks I&#039;m often asked, since I&#039;m away How do I spend Thanksgiving Day? I do not have a big turkey No stuffing, yams nor cranberry I do not have my family here No football games to watch and cheer I kind of think, most displaced yanks Just look around and give their thanks That&#039;s not to say I do not miss A feast worthy of a chef&#039;s kiss Or seeing mom or Tom or dad Of course those things do make me sad But this is where my feet did roam I&#039;m in my new forever home Although it&#039;s far from you to me I&#039;m just right where I want to be\" data-rvtts-voice=\"US English Male\"><svg class=\"rvtts-icon\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11 0C4.92345 0 0 4.92345 0 11C0 13.2683 0.690345 15.3772 1.86621 17.1221L0.811724 21.0517L4.70345 20.0124C6.48621 21.2641 8.65586 22 11 22C17.0766 22 22 17.0766 22 11C22 4.92345 17.0766 0 11 0ZM3.99793 9.99862C3.99793 9.44483 4.44552 8.99724 4.99931 8.99724C5.5531 8.99724 6.00069 9.44483 6.00069 9.99862V12.0014C6.00069 12.5552 5.5531 13.0028 4.99931 13.0028C4.44552 13.0028 3.99793 12.5552 3.99793 12.0014V9.99862ZM8.99724 13.9966C8.99724 14.5503 8.54966 14.9979 7.99586 14.9979C7.44207 14.9979 6.99448 14.5503 6.99448 13.9966V7.99586C6.99448 7.44207 7.44207 6.99448 7.99586 6.99448C8.54966 6.99448 8.99724 7.44207 8.99724 7.99586V13.9966ZM12.0014 17.0007C12.0014 17.5545 11.5538 18.0021 11 18.0021C10.4462 18.0021 9.99862 17.5545 9.99862 17.0007V4.99931C9.99862 4.44552 10.4462 3.99793 11 3.99793C11.5538 3.99793 12.0014 4.44552 12.0014 4.99931V17.0007ZM14.9979 13.9966C14.9979 14.5503 14.5503 14.9979 13.9966 14.9979C13.4428 14.9979 12.9952 14.5503 12.9952 13.9966V7.99586C12.9952 7.44207 13.4428 6.99448 13.9966 6.99448C14.5503 6.99448 14.9979 7.44207 14.9979 7.99586V13.9966ZM18.0021 12.0014C18.0021 12.5552 17.5545 13.0028 17.0007 13.0028C16.4469 13.0028 15.9993 12.5552 15.9993 12.0014V9.99862C15.9993 9.44483 16.4469 8.99724 17.0007 8.99724C17.5545 8.99724 18.0021 9.44483 18.0021 9.99862V12.0014Z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"responsivevoice-button__label\">Listen to Poem<\/span><\/button>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=stickpersonpoet\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>211124 A yank&#8217;s thanks I&#8217;m often asked, since I&#8217;m away How do I spend Thanksgiving Day? 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