One type of poem I’ve been writing this year is a gift basket poem – – what would I give a recipient in any given month of the year? For November, the choice is clear: it’ll be filled with brown things.
If I were giving
you a gift basket
I’d go basketweave brown!
you’d receive
a caramel cake, fresh-baked and glazed
to gratify all visiting gobblers
a leather-bound gratitude journal
to gather your blessings this holiday season
and a warm wooden photo frame
to season your photos like a perfectly browned turkey ~
a cornucopia of nourishment sure
to fill your appetite!
Common Threads 