PUMPKIN PIE

BY

Laura Lee Christian

Orange stuff
thick
from pumpkins
cooked, and cooked
formed into
paste
let's mix it with condensed milk
and add eggs and spices
and sugar or honey or some kind of sweetener
mix it up and it's good to drink,
but wait,
isn't that supposed to be a pumpkin pie
why yes, indeed it is
so cook it in a shell of dough
and what have we here
a delight that children love to eat
and fills their memory with something sweet
but it's good for them too
and will help them grow
strong and healthy from head to toe
it's fun at Thanksgiving
and Christmas too
but let's have it more often
what d' ya say?
like a smooth pudding
that melts in your mouth
bringing light to the eyes
and faith where there's doubt
if God loved you enough
to make pumpkin pie
through the people He made
why can't you and I 
believe that He loves us
believe that He's true
believe that He'll save us
and take us through
there's more blessing waiting
in heaven above
more than you could count
or ever dream of.