Dan Cwiak Poet Quatrain

Giving Thanks

To give thanks for a life given
May be all that we need today.
From bitter years born out of need
The U.S. has shown us the way.

   May be all that we need today
   Or is there something else we need?
   Our pain gave us the will to live
   How do we go to plant that seed?

From bitter years born out of need
Was planted a crop for harvest.
A crop that stood the test of time
Harvest was good...but the world's best.

   The U.S. has shown us the way
   Its spirit is what we should heed.
   "Thanksgiving" is not far away
   Thankful voices will sing God's creed.


written for Shall We Retourne Contest.

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Sara Kendrick November 27, 2015 at 3:16 PM Shall We Retourne sounds like a tough one but you did it with this winner !!! Way to go with this win..Congrats..Sara

Debbie Guzzi November 22, 2015 at 9:11 AM Conrad's and thanks so much for trying & brilliantly succeeding at a new form!Light & Love Dan Cwiak November 22, 2015 at 3:45 PM Thanks, Debbie. More difficult than I thought it would be, but I must have done something right. lol Happy Thanksgiving.

Skat A November 21, 2015 at 11:28 PM Dan, Congratulations on your win. ...Love SKAT Dan Cwiak November 22, 2015 at 3:43 PM Thanks, SKAT. I appreciate your read and comments. Have a good Thanksgiving.

CayCay Godwin November 6, 2015 at 4:42 PM Beautiful, prayerful thoughts and a fun form, huh? I really enjoyed it ... CayCay Dan Cwiak November 22, 2015 at 3:42 PM Thanks CayCay. Kind of different and a little more stressful of a form than I thought it would be.

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser October 26, 2015 at 9:25 AM Hey Dan, I like the fluid flow of your poem, the very nice way you did your 2nd and 3rd stanzas, the queries you add make it more intense! (by the way, I'm done with my response to your poem oriental love rhapsody, I shall post it soon.. =`) far different from what you made.. Hope you will like it)~Olive Eloisa =`) will leave you a note.. =`) Dan Cwiak October 26, 2015 at 10:20 AM Thanks, Olive. I am looking forward to your posting. I only wish I knew enough about the website so I could send responses to people who email me, instead of trying to reach them in comments. Be sure you let me know the title of yours. As for the above, most do not know that Lincoln started this holiday during the Civil War. Hence, the 3rd line in each stanza relate to each other. Thanks for stopping and your response.

Street Cries October 26, 2015 at 12:16 AM Very nice thanks for sharing Dan Cwiak October 26, 2015 at 2:07 AM Thanks for the read and the comment.