An American Thanksgiving That Might Have Been

When America was young and finding its way They created a very special holiday To thank their God for pulling them thru The very long winter of frostbite and flu Later congress convened to set out the laws A constitution was penned for every cause A symbol sought for both flag and bird And Benjamin Franklin insisted he be heard Some wanted the mighty eagle to be the one He said “No way”, and the fighting had begun A repercussion that could be felt to this day If Benjamin Franklin had gotten his way But democracy ruled, and that’s what matters Or there’d be turkeys on coins, eagles on platters!