The Week Before T-Day

‘Twas the week before T-Day

And all through the house

There wasn’t much cooking

By anyone’s spouse.

 

The order from Wegman’s*

Already’s been placed

With foods that we all

Will have gladly embraced.

 

No shopping or chopping

Or simmering must

Make a mess in the kitchen;

We simply must trust

 

That the store will fulfill

All the T-Day requests

And that there’ll be enough

For the various guests.

 

Though it won’t taste like Nana’s

Or Grandma’s or Mom’s,

It’s the easy way out

So that T-Day becomes

 

Just another example of

Shortcuts we take

In our modern day lives

As traditions we break.

 

*an excellent supermarket