family gathers
sharing a meal with shared hopes
smiles as thanks abound
This senryū is my response to
Frank Tassone’s #Haikai
Challenge # 114: Thanksgiving.
This also is linked to
Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday
#Poetry Challenge No. 155
#Theme-Thanksgiving.
Image source: Wikimedia Commons
Freedom from Want – Norman Rockwell
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#Haiku Happenings #10: Ken’s latest #senryu for my current #haikai challenge!
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Thanks for sharing, Frank.
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Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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I did. Thank you!
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Such a nice haiku, and I love anything that Norman Rockwell does. He is the essence of the good part of Americana to me.
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Thank you. 🙂 And I agree about Norman Rockwell.
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You’re welcome.
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Smiles make the best thank-yous!
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That they do! 😀
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It’s a great feeling–hope you had a good one! (K)
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And I did, thank you. 🙂
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Very nice, Ken! Smiles are the best proof that everything is perfect.
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Thank you, Colleen. Yes!
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