Thanksgiving Poems

Read wonderful thanksgiving poetry on the following sub-topics: acrostic, beautiful, blessings, children, christian, funny, harvest, happy, inspirational, love, and more. Read a definition and example (where appropriate).

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	EVERYDAY THANKSGIVING	Beata Agustin	List	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
	I AM EVER SO THANKFUL--	James Edward Lee Sr.	Lyric	analogy, appreciation, thanksgiving,
	RESURRECTION DAY-	James Edward Lee Sr.	Acrostic	thanksgiving, analogy, forgiveness, grave, jesus,
	Thanks Giving	Cynthia Cross	Blank verse	thanksgiving,
	And Let Us All Always Be Thankful- -	James Edward Lee Sr.	Lyric	analogy, appreciation, thanksgiving,
	Thanksgiving Wish	M. Renee Taylor	Sonnet	celebration, thanksgiving,
	WHEN YOUR NEAR ME--	James Edward Lee Sr.	Lyric	thanksgiving, analogy, appreciation, celebration, devotion,
	TODAY'S THANKS	Beata Agustin	Cinqku	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
	THANKSGIVING MY GOD DESERVES	Beata Agustin	Couplet	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
	THANKING GOD	Beata Agustin	Diminished Hexaverse	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
	GRATITUDE GOAL	Beata Agustin	Alliteration	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, faith, god,
	THANKFUL HEART	Beata Agustin	Cinquain	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, faith, god,
	MY SOUL'S THANK-PRAISE	Beata Agustin	Lanterne	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
	THANKFUL FRUIT TREES	Beata Agustin	Haiku	appreciation, god, thanksgiving, tree,
	THANKFUL TO GOD AM I	Beata Agustin	ABC	thanksgiving, appreciation, christian, faith, god,
	GRATEFULNESS FILLS ME	Beata Agustin	Senryu	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, god, how
	MY THANKSGIVING TO YOU, MY GOD	Beata Agustin	Acrostic	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, god, inspirational,
	THANKSGIVING ESSENSE	Beata Agustin	Verse	thanksgiving, appreciation, christian, giving, god,
	HEART OF GRATITUDE	Beata Agustin	Monorhyme	thanksgiving, appreciation, christian, faith, god,
	INVOLVEMENT IN THE DIVINE WORK	Beata Agustin	Verse	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, faith, god,
	PRAISE CAUSE	Beata Agustin	Alexandrine	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
	Take A Look	Deborah Vines	Prose	thanksgiving, blessing, celebration, hope, inspirational,
	Blessings Counted	Sandra Haight	Lanterne	age, death, happiness, thanksgiving,
	RIBBON MY SPECIAL CHILD DESERVES	Beata Agustin	Free verse	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, child, christian,
	MERCIFUL FATHER THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME- -	James Edward Lee Sr.	Lyric	appreciation, thanksgiving,
	Ebullition TGIF	DOLAPO LAWAL	ABC	thanksgiving, art, beauty, cool, earth,
	THANK FOR THINGS	Muhammad Safa Thajudeen	Blank verse	thanksgiving,
	THE SENTIMENT PART 2	James Edward Lee Sr.	Free verse	appreciation, emotions, thanksgiving,
	I AM SO THANKFUL TO BE THE LIGHT--	James Edward Lee Sr.	Free verse	thanksgiving, appreciation, assonance, blessing, how
	Gratitude Counter	purbasha roy	Senryu	thanksgiving,
	MY THANKSGIVING CONFESSION	Beata Agustin	Couplet	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
	Thanksgiving	Shane Brown	Free verse	thanksgiving, thanksgiving day,
	GRATEFULNESS TO GOD	Beata Agustin	Rhyme	thanksgiving, appreciation, christian, faith, god,
	SECURED POSITION OF MINE	Beata Agustin	Couplet	thanksgiving, appreciation, christian, faith, god,
	POWER OF PEN	Pius Seda	Lyric	thanksgiving,
	I THANK AND PRAISE YOU, LORD	Beata Agustin	Alexandrine	thanksgiving, appreciation, christian, faith, god,
	Another Birth of Day	millard lowe	Prose Poetry	thanksgiving, day, imagery, inspirational, introspection,
	GOD BE PRAISED FOR HIS GRACE, LOVE AND MIGHT	Beata Agustin	Tritina	thanksgiving, appreciation, christian, faith, god,
	Today	Tom Wright	Lyric	thanksgiving, today,
	Astonishment	Andrew Fairchild	Free verse	thanksgiving, appreciation, faith, god, hope,
	INGRATITUDE VI	Demetrios Trifiatis	Free verse	life, thanksgiving,
	Family	Val Jennings	I do not know?	thanksgiving, devotion, family, grandparents, history,
	PURPLE ROBE	Beata Agustin	Rhyme	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, faith, god,
	GRATEFUL AM I TO GOD	Beata Agustin	Rhyme	thanksgiving, blessing, christian, faith, god,
	GOD GIVES ME SECOND CHANCES	Beata Agustin	Free verse	thanksgiving, appreciation, blessing, christian, god,
	August Anthem	Bill Keen	Alliteration	thanksgiving, food, fruit, places, sun,
	A Day in November	Tom Wright	Lyric	thanksgiving day,
	Merry Christmas To All	Dawa Zangpo	Rhyme	thanksgiving, blessing, cheer up, dance,
	PERIOD	Lemayian Leksat	Free verse	thanksgiving, age, appreciation, beauty, character,
	MY FIRST CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE AS A BLESSED DOG	Beata Agustin	Personification	thanksgiving, animal, appreciation, cheer up,

Thanksgiving Poem Example

Solomon Mahlangu: My Blood will Nourish the Tree that will Bear the Fruits of Freedom

(special thanks to a friend who shared this tribute to Solomon Mahlangu)



Solomon Mahlangu: My Blood will Nourish the Tree that will Bear the Fruits of Freedom:



Solomon Mahlangu was trained as an MK soldier with a view to later rejoining the struggle in the country.


He left South Africa after the Soweto Uprising of 1976 when he was 19 years old, and was later chosen to be part of an elite force to return to South Africa to carry out a mission commemorating the June 16th 1976 Soweto student uprising.


After entering South Africa through Swaziland and meeting his fellow comrades in Duduza, on the East Rand (east of Johannesburg), they were accosted by the police in Goch Street in Johannesburg.


In the ensuing gun battle two civilians were killed and two were injured, and Mahlangu and Motloung were captured while acting as decoys so that the other comrade could go and report to the MK leadership.


Motloung was brutally assaulted by the police to a point that he suffered brain damage and was unfit to stand trial, resulting in Mahlangu facing trial alone.


He was charged with two counts of murder and several charges under the Terrorism Act, to which he pleaded not guilty.


Though the judge accepted that Motloung was responsible for the killings, common purpose was argued and Mahlangu was found guilty on two counts of murder and other charges under the Terrorism Act.


On 15 June 1978 Solomon Mahlangu was refused leave to appeal his sentence by the Rand Supreme Court, and on 24 July 1978 he was refused again in the Bloemfontein Appeal Court.


Although various governments, the United Nations, International Organizations, groups and prominent individuals attempted to intercede on his behalf, Mahlangu awaited his execution in Pretoria Central Prison, and was hanged on 6 April 1979.


His hanging provoked international protest and condemnation of South Africa and Apartheid.


In fear of crowd reaction at the funeral the police decided to bury Mahlangu in Atteridgeville in Pretoria.


On 6 April 1993 he was re-interred at the Mamelodi Cemetery, where a plaque states his last words:


‘My blood will nourish the tree that will bear the fruits of freedom.

Tell my people that I love them.

They must continue the fight.’



Mahlangu died for a cause!



Salute!



The Struggle Continues…




(special thanks to a friend who shared this tribute to Solomon Mahlangu)

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