Norman Rockwell, American
This Year Grandma Was Giving Thanks That No One Saw Her Drop the Turkey on the Kitchen Floor Five Minutes Ago, ca. 1943
Oil on canvas
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/// We revere Rockwell’s “Freedom from Want”
which shows Turkey Day guests nonchalant
about sharing a meal
with no call to conceal
how they vote and no need for détente.
/// Back then relatives could share a table,
long before Facebook, TikTok, or cable.
No one argued if Dad
said dictators were bad
and they fought fascists, if they were able.
/// Among reasons back then to Give Thanks:
We knew who were our foes and closed ranks.
Not at each other’s throats
based on how someone votes,
hatred spewing from proud, extreme cranks.
/// Yes, I know that this painting’s not real.
(Many loathed FDR and New Deal.)
But today’s SO much worse,
like we’re under a curse.
How on earth will this breach ever heal?