Thanksgiving Poem and link to more #thanksgiving

A Roar from the Bunkhouse

Nary a thing to eat Thanksgivin'

   Only tin can truck!

Gettin' tired of such a livin',

   Blame the orn'ry luck!

Nothin' only beans an' bacon—

   Pard, excuse these tears!

Seems jest like we've been fursaken—

   Darn this punchin' steers!

Folks back home are jest a-stuffin'

   Turkey-meat an' pie;

At them feed-fests there's no bluffin';

   Gosh, it makes me sigh!

No sich dinner for us fellers

   In this camp appears;

Turkey ain't fer cowboys' smellers—

   Darn this punchin' steers!

Weather soggy-like an' murky;

   Makes me mighty blue;

Thinkin' of Thanksgivin' turkey

   Makes me h'umsick, too.

Sour-dough bread an' canned tomaters

   Ain't th' grub that cheers;

Oh fer pie an' mashed pertaters!

   Darn this punchin' steers!

Bunkhouse bunch are sick as blazes

   Bein' fed this way;

Gettin' so th' maynoo raises

  Sam Hill ev'ry day!

ev'ry mother's son a-kickin'

  When th' truck appears!

Never git a sniff o' chicken—

   Darn this punchin' steers!

Same ol' bread an' beans furever!

   Gosh, we'd like a change!

Reck'n we won't git it never

   While we ride th' range!

Oh, fer some o' mother's cookin;—

   That's th' dope that cheers!

Guess my callin' I've mistooken—

   DARN this punchin' steers!

by E. A. Brininstool, from Trail Dust of a Maverick, 1914

I'm so sorry that I didn't come across the Thanksgiving poetry page sooner so I could obtain permission to reprint all those pertinent, but the best I can do is share the url and hope you will enjoy the works of some talented poets who capture the essence of Thanksgiving in the Old West.

http://www.cowboypoetry.com/


Here's wishing all my friends the happiest of Thanksgivings!!!