Thanksgiving poems can be traditional, like one you would use to thank a host for preparing a delicious meal, or funny, like reminding readers to make room for dessert. Generally most Thanksgiving poems express appreciation for the blessings throughout the year. Many poems can also be used to say grace before the big Thanksgiving feast.

The day was declared a federal holiday in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln. On October 3, 1963, Lincoln delivered his Thanksgiving proclamation, stating, "It has seemed to me fit and proper that God should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens."http://www.schillerinstitute.org/educ/hist/lincoln_thanksgiving.html

• "Thanksgiving"
• The year has turned its circle,
• The seasons come and go.'
• The harvest all is gathered in
• And chilly north winds blow.
• Orchards have shared their treasures,
• The fields, their yellow grain,
• So open wide the doorway~
• Thanksgiving comes again!—UnknownSurLaLune Fairytales: Let's Give Thanks!