Thanksgiving Haikus

A few weeks ago we asked for haikus about your Thanksgivings past and present and today we bring you the results! Vegetarians, lactose-intolerance, and mask-wearing were all prominent themes, and while many wrote one haiku a few writers decided to go the extra mile and string together a small collection. Enjoy!

Turkeyless lockdown

With two vegetarians.

@#$% 2020.

—Barry Negrin

Firepits all around

Should the unmasked be let in?

No compromise here.

—Sarah Perkins

Let us be thankful

For no matter who we are

We can still have hope.

—Samantha Tone

Thanksgiving this year

Will be extremely different

But we must stay strong

—Conner Tone

Mom's, then Dad's, and then 

Each in-law separately. 

Turkey divorce style. 

—Harry Dreizen

Milk makes me feel sick

I am allergic to it

Happy Thanksgiving

—Adam Krigman

Only three of us 

No table setting, just quiet 

Though thankfully safe 

—Shirzad M.

4 Haikus by Craig Mellow

This deep glade of life.

Nuzzled by my puff-tailed mate.

Splashed sun. So thankful.

Wide Thanksgiving rain

patters cool fingers  on our

land boiling with rage.

Pumpkin pie healing.

Sweet potato therapy.

Set the turkey free.

Lust, spite, fear, contempt

swarm head of emotions line.

Let grateful through once. 

8 Haikus by MJ O'Conor

Chestnut dressing, wild

Rice, cranberry-orange sauce;

Mince pie for dessert!

Green bean casserole?

Worst Thanksgiving dish ever!

(But my kids like it.)

Shop, bake, cook all day.

Dinner's over in an hour.

Takes three to clean up.

Thanksgiving's next week.

It's virtual this year, so ...

I don't have to cook!!!

No one can travel,

So why bother with turkey?

Cheeseburgers will do.

With no guests coming

I'll get pizza delivered.

Forget the turkey!

Four pies for six guests:

Pecan, apple, pumpkin, mince.

Whipped cream or ice cream?

Buy a big turkey?

Then turkey Tetrazzini's

Friday's leftovers.