Thanksgiving Poem

The Indians and the Pilgrims. We children do thank. They've left us with more than turkey and swank. They taught us to share from the Big to the small. They remind us accept that there's difference in all. They taught us to sit next to strangers we meet. They taught us our history depends who we greet. They've given us fashion. Put feathers in caps. We've learned to make buckles and pants held with straps. They've surprised us with syrup they tapped from our trees. Then added to recipes of bread just to please. They've shown us the way from the fields to the streams. Made settlements neighbors: Lands, honeys and creams. They lived out their life making each man they meet look richer by far just by going up to greet. Remember to thank them and ask them for more because they taught us what giving and sharing is for...