Well, I imagine you are asking yourselves right now, hey, wait a moment! Isn’t this whole thing supposed to be honoring a specific poet and not just some menu items set next to a poem and some cat pictures? Yes, and I apologize for this lapse. The poem does not honor a poet this year. The Thanksgiving Menu-Poem series is especially designed to expresses appreciation for a poet’s work while creating a sense of harmony that interprets my understanding of that work. But I felt it best to not bother a fellow writer while the quarantine was in place, an still continues. It seemed like I would be asking too much from a poet who would have many demands on their time, health, and mental health. And with the past eight months being what they were, I decided to make my silence my gift to that poet. I can always bother them next year, should next year actually happen 🙂 

The Menu

The Wines and Beverages

The wines and champagnes are French and Californian with one exception, a Royal Tokaji from Hungary. It has a delightful nose of honey and peaches, delicate and graceful on the palate with traces of spice and citrus fruit. Very elegant, refreshing, and crisp. The main course is accompanied by the Grand Vin of Cos d’Estournel, which is both demure and deliberately sensuous, a fascinating and elegant wine. This will be a delight with the crispy turkey and roasted wild mushrooms.

The Poems