Thanksgiving Traveler
Some souls travel
as radio and TV forecasters warn
of heavy rain in the Pacific Northwest
and snow in the higher elevations.
Some souls at home search
for family recipes from the comfort of a messy kitchen
while outside their window, oak trees shake in the same gusty winds
that bring icy conditions to the upper Midwest.
What is it about Thanksgiving
where there is a certain ritual rejoicing
about travel, traffic, and bad weather?
We celebrate the sacrament as pilgrim and host.
Every traveler is on a hero's journey
a shared struggle from the Mayflower to the driveway arrival
where we sit down together
hold hands and say a blessing.
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