Happy Thanksgiving to you!

Yesterday I had a blissful morning—I woke up early and had a mad moment where I decided I could do anything I wanted. That was to shower, grab a mug of tea and go back to bed to write. It was very sparkly, apparently! It wasn’t until 11:10 that I emerged from my writing daze. I realized I hadn’t had breakfast. Also that I hadn’t made the lemon meringue pie I’d promised the friends who’d invited me for Thanksgiving dinner!

I’ll send out a regular magicmonday next week, but I wanted to acknowledge this time of year. Here’s a snip from my book, Orchid Heart Elegies, published by McGill-Queens Press. Think of it like someone blowing a kiss to you—

What can the wanderer take across?

We brought nothing into this world

and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.

Is praise indelible enough to stay as memory,

the habit you’ve built so kindly stone by stone,

like the meandering rock wall at home

holding in a foam of pink geraniums?

Surely you’ll remember your custom of adoration

for these riches given, a spray of red rose hips,

how one bush lit

the dripping misty forest with amazement?

Wishing you a happy holiday with good food and hopefully company! My achievement yesterday was pretty ridiculous but I had fun.

This holiday, do you have a small goal close to your heart? I’d love to hear from you!

Stewartia tree outside my front door