Thanksgiving

 

For me it’s Mark Twain

for humor and literature.

For me it’s Pete Sousa

for photography.

For me it’s Bill Mauldin

for editorial cartooning.

For me it’s Robert Bly

and Bukowsky for poetry.

For me it’s Beethoven,

Dylan, Queen and so many

more for music. For me it’s

Joseph Campbell for

mythology and philosophy.

I favor dogs as pets, cheese

and chocolate cakes for desert,

art, photography, writing

and travel to fill my days.

Memory tells me it has been

these friendships, simplicity

and a good deal of luck

which brought me here to my

76^th Thanksgiving Year.

I contributed biologically in

part to the lives of two upstanding

children and four independent and

creative grandchildren.

Suppose I could go on with more,

but in the interest of my time and

yours, I’ll drop the mic right here,

more than gratified and thankful

for this bountiful cornucopia life

of mine.

                      -30-

Chris Hanch 11-10-2023