Best Thanksgiving Day Poems

Alas, hordes of ravenous relatives from very far and even near,

Won't be celebratin' at dear old Grandma's bountiful board this year,

Since the corona virus pandemic has spread an ominous cloud of doom.

But hold on!  Perhaps you can celebrate via the miracle of Zoom!

You can...

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Today, dear Lord, we gather here
In fellowship and love,
Mindful of the wondrous gifts
That come from thee, above.

For this feast, we thank thee, Lord
For health, that here abounds;
The love, that fills and warms our hearts-
For children’s happy sounds.

For shelter in our cozy homes
For freedom of this...

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Around the grown up table bowed in prayer
Familiar faces etched upon my mind
Back then, I never thought the love we shared
Would be so rare, to be one of a kind

How blessed we were in fam'ly fellowship
When kids would play outside 'til called to eat
We held...

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(continued from A Year Of Months (January-June)
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A Year Of Months (July-December)

8. July

July now follows summer's song of June;
with sun ablaze, her days are humid, warm.
Great time to languish in the afternoon,
and later, watch an evening thunderstorm.

More lush than ever is the summer grass,
and deep and...

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This is a terrible time of year for Turkeys
How many innocent lives are going to be lost?
All their friends and relations are in for the chop
No turkey is spared; their fate is sealed
Killed and then cooked in kitchens all over the US
So people can enjoy...

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The horn of plenty
on my grandparents’ table
as we sat feasting . . .
the thought of being apart
never entering our minds

though the years have fled
from my cornucopia . . .
new fruits spilling out

My cup is overflowing and
I brim with happiness because
of every blessing that I have
and...

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An oddly-shaped Thanksgiving bird:
   quirky 
   turkey

What we call Grandma's mashed potatoes:
   dreamy 
   creamy

How she adds volume to the main side dish:
   fluffing
   stuffing

What I always do first:
   eat Gram's...

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I had a friend with a unique way of looking at the world
(although I once thought she was misled)
because when the rest of us said ‘Happy Thanksgiving’
‘Happy Thanks-given’ is what she said.

It is a day we come together
and give thanks for all the ways we...

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Time to foster your relations
With thanksgiving celebrations.
With family reminisce past,
All our love now remembering
Come together watch our hearts sing.
Nothing earthly will ever last,
Time to foster your relations
With thanksgiving celebrations.

If stumbling stones stand in your way
Remove them this Thanksgiving Day.
With family reminisce past,
Nothing earthly will ever...

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Today it is Thanksgiving Day
For all dead turkey’s I do pray
That you had a good life
Now you’re carved with a knife
Served on a plate as the entrée

Have a great Thanksgiving folks!

26th November 2015...

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Thanksgiving Every Day

Every day’s Thanksgiving while I am on this earth,
living life with gratitude for all its grace and worth.

Every day’s Thanksgiving while I have food to eat.
I can prepare whatever I like or give myself a treat.

Every day’s Thanksgiving while I can walk, talk,...

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 Soon the leaves will begin to leave their homes, 
 like floating portraits from the autumn sky. 
Lovely random colors the wind has blown, 
 piles of art at the artist's feet doth lie. 

The warmth of Summer's kiss soon fades away, 
 the...

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In late November every year
   there is a time we celebrate.
These days of bounty we revere;
   with family and friends relate.

There is a time we celebrate
   with joyous feasts of food and drink.
Near end of Autumn, there's a date
...

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Fall 
will start
It is near
Is in the air
Now

Say 
Good-bye
To summer
Hot weather is 
Gone

Air 
Crispy
Starts to cool
No more burning 
Sun

Birds
Migrate
Butterfly
Will return next
Year

Trees
Change garb
Leaves transform
From golden to
Brown

Day 
To thank
God for all
Thanksgiving Day
Is

Good
Food on table
Family
Gods blessings for
All

Pies
Turkey
Cranberry sauce
Apple cider
Sweet

Fall
Season
Of wonder
Enjoy rich change
Smile

Praise
Thank God
Fall is great
Serenity
Brings

Mild
Weather
Azure sky
Togetherness
Nice

Fall
Brings calm
And repose
After...

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T aking a revered bow, I convey my Gratitude 
H IS grandeur, blessed are we together or in solitude
A ll days HE is omnipresent, bestowing Bliss 
N ailing the sinners, hailing pious with peace
K eeping the equilibrium between Good and Evil
S ilently guiding Soul to...

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