It has an ever-shifting date,

This holiday, here in the States

The secret, then, is to remember:

Final Thursday in November

That is when Thanksgiving falls

The day before the shopping malls

Fling open all the doors and say

"Behold! It's nearly Christmas Day!"

But I digress. Besides, you might

Live elsewhere, and if that is right

Whatever happened yesterday

Had no impact in any way

No visitors, no hue and cry

No sixth or seventh slice of pie,

No gatherings, or football watching,

Turkey fails or stuffing botchings

But if you hang your hat within

The USA, you've likely been

Participating, just like me

In all of Thursday's revelry

We did not travel, but stayed put

For once, and we did not set foot

Outside the city limits, so

Today there is no place to go

No driving home, or flying back

No plans to make or clothes to pack

The books and the guitars are here

Plus leftovers, for which, two cheers

So have some turkey, have a drink

But if you need something to think

About, here is a little trick

For adding pentatonic licks

Into, let's say, an eight-bar blues

The idea being, first you choose

A single phrase you can replace

With something new, over the bass

To see and hear how, you can go

And watch the latest video

I've posted on my channel. Where?

The link below will take you there:

Adding Pentatonic Licks To An Eight Bar Blues

Until next time, I'll keep it brief

Now, lead me to the lettuce leaf

–David