<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">“Fourth Thursday Of November” </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">by Patricia L. Cisco</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Ever since I can remember,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">on the fourth Thursday of November,</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">long <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a tabindex="-1" style="color: rgb(56, 88, 152); cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;"></a></span>before the crack of dawn,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">early on that frosty morn,</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">flurries and leaves in wispy winds,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">as our mother's long day begins.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Placing pumpkins beside the front door, </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">setting the table for twenty or more.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Into her cozy kitchen she goes,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">creating tradition as only she knows.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">A muffled clanging in our heads</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">as we still slumber in our beds.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Then, as if by some magical spell,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">spicy, sweet scents begin to dispel.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Aromas in the atmosphere rise,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">waking our senses and opening our eyes.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Cinnamon, saffron, nutmeg, and sage.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Stuffing the turkey, she's setting the stage.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">On the stovetop simmering away,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">delicious side dishes are at play.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Deep dish apple and pumpkin pie</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">rest on the windowsill nearby.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Family and friends begin to arrive.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Some a bit tired from the drive.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Children running in and out.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Happy laughter all about.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The smell of turkey sweeping the air.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Thanksgiving time is finally here!</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Out of the oven all golden brown,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">her turkey is our table's crown!</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Dad, with his big wide grin,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">slices the turkey nice and thin.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Smiling with her dimples so sweet,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">she knows Thanksgiving is complete.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Now we give thanks to the Lord above</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">for this bountiful blessing made with love.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Many Novembers have come and gone. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We try to carry her memories on, </div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: 14px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">but the one thing we can never replace</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">is mom's sweet smiling dimpled face.</div></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></body></html>