“Thanksgiving Matters” by Susan Jarvis Bryant

~ Randal A. Burd, Jr.
a rondeau

In troubled times of bleak divide
Where icy rifts grow twice as wide,
To gather is the gift that brings
A blast of warmth from blissful things
No earthly soul should be denied.

To toast and chat sat side by side
With feasting kin all unified
In thanks will give the spirit wings
          In troubled times.

Just as the moon’s bloom turns the tide,
Just as the sun-soaked swallows glide,
Just as the dawn-kissed choir sings,
We’ll dine like kings as laughter rings
And hopes and highs and hearts collide
          In troubled times.




Susan Jarvis Bryant is originally from England and now lives on the coastal plains of Texas. She has poetry published in a variety of places. Susan is the winner of the 2020 International SCP Poetry Competition and was nominated for the 2022 Pushcart Prize.

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Published by Randal A. Burd, Jr.

Randal A. Burd, Jr. is the editor of Sparks of Calliope. A Pushcart Prize nominee, his 2nd collection was "Memoirs of a Witness Tree" (Kelsay Books, 2020). Randal has published poetry in numerous literary journals, both online and in print. Follow him on X: @colonelrandal.

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