This week you have a choice. You can write about the #Theme of Thanksgiving (thankful, grateful, family, etc. whatever that word means to you)
OR
here are your two words for this week:
“End & Hurry”

Hopefully they travelled
Across the Atlantic Ocean
Praying for safe delivery
Pleased at first sight of land
Yearning for all they had left behind
Thankful to be safely delivered
Hopeful of a brave new world
Aching in soul and body
No one shirked their duties
Kindred spirits they worked together
Spring, Summer and Autumn brought their hardships
Giving thanks to their God
Indians watched them from afar
Vainly struggling in a hostile world
In fear they struggled but
Never giving up they reached harvest
God saw them through and they gave thanks.
So as I did an Acrostic poem which is not within our remit so here is a Tanka. A synonymous Tanka not using the words End and Hurry.
Thanksgiving Tanka
It comes to a close
The year gently closing down
Only to speed up
Thanksgiving with family
It all ends so happily.
This is part of Colleen’s Tuesday Tanka.

Nov 26, 2019 @ 18:53:13
Two lovely poems! 💜
Nov 26, 2019 @ 18:55:32
Thank you Sis 💜💜
Nov 26, 2019 @ 19:34:49
these were quite nice thanks for sharing
Nov 26, 2019 @ 19:45:56
Thank you Sarah 💜
Nov 26, 2019 @ 20:01:56
Well done, Willow. Hmmm, an Acrostic Etheree would be fun to try. You have to find the right word… ten letters only. I’ll have to give that a try. ❤
Nov 26, 2019 @ 19:54:33
I think I showed you one in my suggestions for next year 💜💜
Nov 26, 2019 @ 22:58:55
Yes! It’s a fun idea. ❤️
Nov 26, 2019 @ 20:32:20
Very lovely both, Willow!
Nov 26, 2019 @ 19:46:12
Thank you Erika 💜
Nov 27, 2019 @ 15:00:59
You are welcome, Willow 💖
Nov 27, 2019 @ 16:48:37
These are both fabulous, Willow.
Nov 27, 2019 @ 16:49:25
Thank you Robbie 💜 💜
Nov 27, 2019 @ 18:02:40
I’m curious. Why are you celebrating yet another American festival. England is not a part of the Ununited States, at least not in the daylight. It’s like Independence Day all over again! 😦
Nov 27, 2019 @ 19:37:07
I am just doing prompts and a lot of them have American themes because the people who run them are American. Nothing sinister! 💜
Nov 27, 2019 @ 19:41:42
Then in the circumstances … 🙂 ❤️
Nov 27, 2019 @ 19:49:11
I am forgiven phew!
Nov 27, 2019 @ 20:14:48
But I’ll be keeping an eye on you.
Nov 27, 2019 @ 20:18:03
Oh! Damn I thought I had got away with that one ! 😟
Nov 29, 2019 @ 00:38:25
that is a lovely tanka 🙂
Nov 29, 2019 @ 06:21:10
Thank you 💜
Dec 02, 2019 @ 21:15:14
Lovely acrostic, haven’t seen one in while. Nicely done. I like how these lend themselves to a good story.
Pat
Dec 02, 2019 @ 21:41:50
Thank you Pat I do love Acrostic 💜