Ode To A Pumpkin

Some call thee a gourd,
Some call thee squash
I say thou art a pumpkin
Come let us cook you up!

Your oblate orange form
With globs of gooey goop galore
And seeds that begin it all
As you grow into a pumpkin,
So big and tall.

At times you lend yourself
Into the night of an All Hallowed Eve
They cut you and carve you up
And make scary faces that light up.

A seed! A seed!
Let us roast them,
And then feed.
A little butter
And a little salt
A tasty treat
That comes each Fall.

Alas, when thine flesh is cooked and pureed,
The most delicious glop
Thou dost make.
For with pure pumpkin,
We make bread, cakes, and pies,
So scrumptious and tasty
To all our delight.

We thank dear pumpkin
Because thou art a pumpkin.
Let there be no mistake
A pumpkin thou art
Didst we not already say?
Yea verily a pumpkin.

Alas, thank thee dear pumpkin,
For your precious slice
Of delicious pumpkin deserts,
This Thanksgiving day and night.


Written by Quirkyloon

*No applause please*

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And now I want to thank all the pumpkins that have been cooked, pulverized, and baked this Thanksgiving Day, and I want to thank each and everyone of you for reading my blog and for the comments you make.

It does a Quirky ego good.

So I thought I would take a moment and thank each one of you personally.

Here goes!

TheOldSilly Marvin for so many encouraging and uplifting comments. I think he might like me! He really, really likes me!
Reffie for being my BBFF! You still rawk woman! Ref. The Refinator. Refalongalooooonga! Re-eeeef! I don't care what others say about you. You're all right in my book.
MeMe: It's not about her-her, she is not a self-centered person at all. She's a good ole' gal. And she's even from Arizona, like me! I like her.
Noname: My cancer and rock buddy. Need I say more?
CatladyLarew: Thank goodness she doesn't really like cats! You don't do you? But she is a fellow "pepper" gal and that counts for a lot. So I think I can overlook it, IF she does indeed like cats. Meow.
Joanne: She's moving forward one step at a time and I'm having fun watching her do it. Ooops, sorry. I think I pushed you! That was naughty of me, no?
MikeWJ: Mr. Writer Extraordinaire. I'm always amazed at how articulate this man is, and funny too.
Knucklehead: He gives me grief, but it's a good kind of grief. He actually scares me. I'm always afraid he's going to send me to the Principal's office or something. *grin*
VE: VE --- he brings good (and fantastical nonsense) things to life!
Mamaface: She's my soul sistah! I feel like she's writing my mind at her blog! It's spooky!
Em whose political posts I am missing wicked hard. Please hurry and finish your novel in a month, okay?
Deb who does drivel. I wonder if she does drool too. I have some if she does.
Deb who does teens (wait that doesn't sound right). Deb is my teen parenting mentor. I read her blog to get some ideas on how to deal with my tween or to know I am NOT alone.
Kablooey so sweet and gooey (wait that doesn't sound right either) But she claims she would be my biggest groupie if I formed a zombie band. I think I will and see what she does. Every time I read her name I want to start singing the theme song to Laverne and Shirley. "Schlameel, kablooey, hassenfeffer incorporated!"
Skye I can forgive her that she likes pepperoni and pineapple pizza (blech)! The sky's the limit with Skye. Mwa-mwa-mwa. I bet she hears that one a lot.
Collette is a pure, unadulterated sweetie-pie. She always makes me feel like she likes me! She really, really likes me! Hmm. I wonder if she is in cahoots with Marvin?
Ettarose: Such a hoot and I heard she's got quite a pair of hooters on her too! She is such a doll. I admit I'm afraid to enter her "Craption This" contest. Do I really want a picture of crap on my blog? That could potentially set up so many mean comments. "Oh I see your blog is crap, hence you have a picture of crap!" Yes, I'm paranoid that way.
Dana: She's a tough broad, with the mouth of a sailor, but a heart of a marshmallow.

There are some others out there who don't frequent my blog as much (and that's ok), so forgive me for not mentioning your name too.

And one last huge thank-you to the lurkers. It's more than okay by me, I'm just so happy you're here!

(Quirky gets on her knees) Please stay? I beg of you, stay!

A big *smooch* to all of youse! Cuz you all make blogging fun!

And now? We eat!

Don't forget to be grateful that a turkey was beheaded and gutted for you today.

And enjoy!

*gobble, gobble*



B.S. Lots of turkeys and pumpkins were harmed during the production of this post and they were most tasty. *burp*