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We seem to forget who helped us along the way and ,for sure, someone did.

Remember That Thanksgiving Day

Remember That Thanksgiving Day
By Franklin Price
11/23/2016

Remember that Thanksgiving Day
So many years ago
With the Pilgrims eating all that food
The natives taught them how to grow

The Pilgrims and the natives
Bonded in their brotherhood
Hard to tell which one was better
No doubt both of them were good

When the pilgrims got more settled
Found what the New World was about
They claimed the land to be their own
And chased the natives out

Forgot who it was that helped them
When Thanksgiving came to share
Enjoyed the feast among themselves
Not a single native there
 
We still celebrate Thanksgiving
As the Pilgrims in the day
With no natives in attendance
To share is a better way

When your Thanksgiving feast is over
And  you've had more than your fill
Take what's left to those less fortunate
Today's natives, if you will
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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