Thanksgiving Poems

Thanksgiving poems are musings about and inspired by the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving poetry eloquently expresses the sentiments, conjuring up images and memories of holidays past. Thanksgiving poems can be traditional as well as formal as in the case of thanking a host for preparing a festive meal. They can also be funny, sympathizing with the turkey, or reminding readers to make room for dessert. Poems can be converted to songs for all ages to enjoy.http://www.poemsource.com/thanksgiving-poems.html Generally most Thanksgiving poems express appreciation for the blessings throughout the year and sometimes suitable poems are also used to say grace before the big Thanksgiving feast.http://www.thanksgivingnovember.com/thanksgiving-poems.html

The Thanksgiving most Americans believe to be the origin of the holiday took place in 1621, when after a bountiful harvest in a land that had been hard on many of the settlers, the pilgrims decided to give thanks with a feast.http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/thanksgiving.php They celebrated the harvest with their Native American neighbors, the Wampanoag tribe.http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/feast/ The day was declared a federal holiday in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln.http://www.colonnadesnews.com/tls/?action=article&itemId=3832 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 The celebration of the first Thanksgiving and the tradition which resulted, heavily influenced Thanksgiving poems and songs as well as Thanksgiving story telling and prayers.http://www.prayer-and-prayers.info/thanksgiving-prayers/first-thanksgiving-poem.htm

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!http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/storytime/holidays/thanksgiving.html