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Cornucopia(Reposted For Thanksgiving)

Cornucopia
          By Dane Smith-Johnsen
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                      
                   The Harvest                                                                               V   E    
               E        Tradition:     * Prunes                                                                    G     
          N                        Long      *Pecans                                                                 G    
      O                              Long       *Peaches                                                             I     
    ^         WE SING            Ago         *Plums and Pears                                              E
   ^            JOYFULLY            Man        *String Beans Green Beans and Lima Beans  S 
  ^               UNTO              Would        *Carrots Potatoes Wheat Rye Rice and Corn
 The              THEE                 FILL        *Strawberries Blueberries Raspberries 
Cornucopia                                a         *Walnuts Chestnuts and Brazil Nuts
The Horn of Plenty                    goat's     *Apricots Apples and Almonds    
A horn shaped BASKET-           horn        *Onions Oats and Oranges        
Every year its rims will flow      over       *Pomegranates Cherries   
At harvest time-                      its       *Lemons and Limes 
 It overflows profusely           rim       * Persimmons 
  WITH bounty!               WITH:       * Dewberries
     A vast abundance of food         * Bananas   
         Celebrating harvest          * Paw Paw       
             Great Prosperity.     * Figs
                   THANK YOU GOD!

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
August 9, 2009

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 11/30/2009 7:39:00 PM
Dear Dane-Ann, YOU have outdone YOURSELF Cornucopia Reaping the Harvest sharing the Prosperity Thank-YOU DANE -ANN for giving us the HOPE of God's LOVE ALWAYS YOURS... HG
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Date: 11/24/2009 6:56:00 PM
Glad you reposted this artistic poem again for us to enjoy. What a wonderful message for Thanksgiving with a touch of humor that makes me smile. This is truly a work of art. Thank you for sharing it and for your kind comments. Blessings to you. Karen
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Date: 11/24/2009 1:33:00 AM
Very clever and ingeniious concrete, Dane. Happy Thanksgiving from Iolanda!
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Date: 11/22/2009 1:28:00 PM
Good job, Dane! I can imagine the time and effort and great thought that went into your creation! I love it! Happy Thnxgiving, again! Love and peace, Audrey
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Date: 11/22/2009 1:00:00 PM
So well crafted, Dane Ann! Great job!~ Love, Carrie
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