Accidental Poet

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving    

 

Thanksgiving Day

A traditional holiday

Beginning with the Pilgrims

From 1621 to today

 

Thankful to have survived

A perilous journey

On a ship called the Mayflower

Across the open sea

 

A trip where some

Did not survive

And buried upon land

When there arrived

 

One year later

The Pilgrims would feast

On local birds called Turkeys

Certainly a tasty beast

 

Fast forward to today

And for all I give thanks

For my family and health

My job and money in the bank

 

Friends here

And friends online

For their patience

When at times I need to whine

 

I’m thankful for time

The many years on this Earth

For the gift of poetry

To write of its worth

 

So to everyone

For all the joy you’re living

My sincere wish to you

A Happy Thanksgiving

 

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