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Thanksgiving Grace

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day grace
Remembers abundant yields
From fields and orchards
A signature of blessings
Gratitude for harvest home.

10-22-21
Contest: Thanksgiving Tanka
Sponsor: L. Milton Hankins

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Ann Peck Date: 11/12/2021 8:27:00 AM Your beautiful poem is what Thanksgiving is all about. Congratulations! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 11/12/2021 10:59:00 AM Ann, thank you! After all of the planning, cooking, shopping, decorating and organizing saying grace is a space truly reserved for the expression of the day - thanksgiving. A blessing in itself for sure. Keeping your Thanksgiving Day installation in my prayers. We are moving ahead a little at a time. The floor in one of the bathrooms is in with a functioning toilet! Little things mean a lot! Sending you blessings!

Terry Miller Date: 11/11/2021 7:41:00 AM Congratulations Sam, nicely penned. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 11/11/2021 9:41:00 AM Thank you so much Terry for your note of congratulations and your visit. I loved having the opportunity to focus on this aspect of Thanksgiving! All the best to you in this season of abundance and beauty!

Beata Agustin Date: 11/11/2021 3:50:00 AM Wow! Congrats! Thanks for this. God bless you. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 11/11/2021 9:38:00 AM Sending you much gratitude Beata. This was contest was a wonderful opportunity to focus on the blessings of the season. Sending you all the blessings of the season!

L Milton Hankins Date: 11/10/2021 3:49:00 PM Beautiful writing, Sam. So happy to see your placement in my Thanksgiving tanka contest. Happy Thanksgiving to you! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 11/11/2021 9:37:00 AM Thank you so much Milt! For me saying Thanksgiving grace is as much a part of the holiday as family, friends, turkey and pumpkin pie. It is a grace note in Thanksgiving's melody. So grateful for your placement. Sending you blessings of gratitude. Loved this contest theme and form.

Paulette Calasibetta Date: 10/28/2021 9:30:00 AM Dear Sam, A beautifully written tanka~ Good Luck in the contest. Blessings, Paulette Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/29/2021 9:06:00 AM Hi Paulette! Thank you so much for your delightful message and best wishes. Saying grace, for me, is such a simple act of faith, a recognition of God's active love in every part of life. So glad you enjoyed this tanka. Sending you all of the blessings of the season!

Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 10/26/2021 4:21:00 PM Dear Sam, a very beautiful and meaningful Thanksgiving Tanka. Love and best wishes ~ Mala Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/29/2021 9:02:00 AM Thank you so much dear friend! I was hoping to highlight that special moment when we are gathered around the table, sending up our thankfulness our the bounty of blessings before diving into the feast! Sending you all of the blessings of the season, hugs and much love.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/25/2021 4:21:00 PM wonderful tanka for Thanksgiving this is! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/29/2021 8:57:00 AM Thank you so much Andrea! For me, there is something very special about saying grace on Thanksgiving - a simple moment to savor, to treasure. Sending you all the blessings of the season!

Michelle Faulkner Date: 10/25/2021 4:13:00 PM Yes, it is a day for gratitude and sharing, this is a sweet taste of memories~ Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/29/2021 8:54:00 AM Thank you Michelle! Saying grace has always been a special pause in this day of busyness - to look around the table at each face, to share a moment of unity, to remember our bounty of blessings! I just wanted to capture that moment and hold onto it in this tanka. Have a wonderful, and fun weekend! Blessings.

Paul Callus Date: 10/24/2021 1:05:00 AM A very lovely Thanksgiving poem, Sam. We have a lot to be thankful for, though many people do not seem to realize that! ~ Regards // paul Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/24/2021 8:52:00 AM Thank you so much Paul. I so agree! We have much to be thankful for each day. It saddens me to see others dismiss the blessings that dance all around us. We say grace as a family, especially on our Thanksgiving. For me it is a very special moment of unity and grace. Sending you all the blessings of the season.

Heidi Sands Date: 10/23/2021 10:09:00 AM Very nice. Comforting :) Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/23/2021 1:14:00 PM Thank you very much Heidi! One of my very favorite parts of the Thanksgiving celebration is finally sitting down with everyone - friends and family - to say grace. It is a precious moment of unity snatched from the meal preparation craziness - cozy, warm and, as you say, comforting! Sending you cozy, comforting blessings!

Constance La France Date: 10/22/2021 3:21:00 PM Sam, a wonderful Tanka for Thanksgiving, best of luck ~ love and serenity _Constance Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/23/2021 1:08:00 PM Constance, thank you. I so appreciate your message - very encouraging and affirming! Had a hard time deciding what part of Thanksgiving I wanted to highlight. Am a week behind in wishing you a happy Thanksgiving in Canada! Sending you all the blessings of the season.

Janice Canerdy Date: 10/22/2021 3:02:00 PM Lovely tanka, Sam. Janice Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 10/23/2021 1:09:00 PM Thank you so much Janice. Thanksgiving is such a wonderful holiday of celebration - warm, cozy and very delicious! Sending you Thanksgiving blessings.