What are some Thanksgiving poem starters or titles?
Nov 22, 2009 by Natalie | Posted in Thanksgiving
My dad and I are making poems, but I just can't figure out how to start my poem! Hopefully some of you guys can help me! I want the poem to do something funny with turkeys. Not that boring old stuff you see old people reading, anyways remember: funny
You could make it about you getting ready to cook the turkey but all the sudden it comes to life and starts running around..yeah it's far fetched but it could be funny I think
Kirby | Nov 23, 2009
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