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Defining Labor Day
Posted: September 6, 2009
Working at understanding this day off…
It's a day devoid of labor
so that family, friends and neighbors
can enjoy an outdoor barbecue
of burgers brats and beer.
It's a day meant for thanks-giving
for the means to make a living
in an up-for-grabs economy
where unemployment's high.
It's a day for closing cabins
where our summer chillin' happens
near the ocean, lake or mountains
or just where life's simpler.
It's a day when classroom teachers
contemplate what kind of creatures
will confront them as they stand before
those rows and rows of desks.
It's a day to greet September
while we look back and remember
how much fun we had with those we love
before we had to part.
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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