Encroaching

 Throughout the land, in every home,

Thanksgiving is approaching

But this time other issues

Sadly seem to be encroaching.

To those outside the bubble

There’ll be faces framed on Zoom

And all will then pretend

That they’re together in the room.

Some gatherings will be outdoors

With heaters put together

To stave off what is typical

For late November weather.

Unfortunately, many

Will now celebrate alone,

For some, the only solitary 

T-Day they have known.

It’s really just another day - 

If that’s the way we view it,

Then somehow we can take a breath

And manage to get through it.