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Thank God

Give thanks to God for lightbulbs, Give thanks to God for steel; Give thanks to God for turkeylegs And this Thanksgiving meal. God gave us cars and videos, God gave us hairdos, too; Gave county fairs with rodeos, Gave flags----red, white and blue. God gave us evolution And reason, grasping truth, And then he gave us skin cream To hold on to our youth. God gave us songs and dances, Light-hearted, cheering mirth, And planet-ships' advances While smiling back at earth. God gave us pen and hero To slant into the fight And cross out cross of zero And write up mankind's right. God gave us love of living, And sex that gratifies; God said, "No more forgiving; Let judging spirits rise." God gave us gold and money For work so bravely done. "Buy jewels, now, for your Honey To walk ablaze in sun." Stand up, stand up in virtue; Our God, be glorified. O naked face self-nurtured, O piercing eyes of pride!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 11/28/2008 6:27:00 PM
The real blessings may be the trials and the rain. Pride was one of the major causes of our downfall. I liked the poem and the message. Vince
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Date: 11/27/2008 9:53:00 AM
Well put! And thank God for poets and their poetry! Great write. Happy Thanksgiving. Love Robin
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Date: 11/27/2008 6:37:00 AM
Nice write. Thanks for sharing.
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Date: 11/27/2008 1:42:00 AM
great poem of thanks giving which remindsme of that I have to put the turkey in some yams, greens, mac and cheese velveeta, beer. great poem.
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