By Melanie Knapp and Inspired by wonderful actors.
An overflowing table with goodness in an enchanted forest,
Sun shining on it through the branches and
Smells linger in the air, giving an attractive perfume
To lure kind and hungry souls!
Vivacious colours of a mouth watering meal
On the strong, brown and large wooden table.
They will give a feast to the eyes,
As well as the belly.
A generous opportunity for soothing sustenance.
A group of drama students –
Out for a break from a school nearby
Come across the table, “What abundance!”
Amazed at the feast on the table in front of them.
Nature is magic! A light flashes and the students are put under an enchanting spell,
They begin to eat from the overflowing table of goodness.
Delicious earth foods: squash, sweet potatoes, corn and eggplant,
All food done with sweet honey and nuts and roasted to perfection.
A generous opportunity for soothing sustenance.
Luscious pumpkin, delicious apple, and savory peach pie.
Appetizing chocolate raspberry truffles are also part of the offering.
Each student feels better and better and more content than before,
To top it off there are yummy fruit candies to suck on as they digest.
After awhile their bellies are round and full,
They begin to sing a thank you song like a choir of angels,
And they leave the table better than when they got there,
By gathering wild flowers of great beauty and laying them on the table as they continue to sing.
A generous opportunity of soothing sustenance.
They wander back to their classroom and
Act out small plays about the table and the gratitude they feel for Mother Nature.
Meanwhile, a bear meanders to the table for a moment; spilled crumbs lead to contentment.
The bear leaves, birds gather round and sing twittering songs,
After class a drama student rushes towards their magical spot in the forest,
She looks all around… she looks at the trees and the ground
The gratitude table is nowhere to be seen. “It is gone…” she whispers astonished!
She catches her breathe, “Thanks Mother Nature. You are exquisite once again!”
A generous opportunity of soothing sustenance.
After this meal, the forest is quietly majestic and there is a magical mist.
Quietness turns to peace as the trees sway back and forth in the breeze,
Scents from pine trees fill the forest; there remains a refreshing feeling.
One mystical owl flies overhead,
The spirit of acceptance is felt in the sound of its wings.
The table of abundant food will help these young students for a long time.
The magic is good magic and is healing for the animals too.
It was a generous opportunity of soothing sustenance.
The drama students hug one another goodbye as they go off to their student homes.
Some of them are a little stunned from the magical meal,
The after-feeling of the spell makes it hard to connect with others right away.
In time they will tell the story of the Christmas table,
One of them takes her time and writes the precious event down,
It can be heard in the words of this poem.
Now you’ve heard the story and could be looking out
For some good magic to help you along on your own journey.
It was a generous opportunity of soothing sustenance.
