Thanksgiving Poem

"An author is in every single character they write," -JK Rowling.

Surprise poem from you to me.

I.

Thanksgiving is not a time for gluttony

Not a time feel guilty about the privileges we have

It is a time to celebrate what we have reaped

What we have been given

A time to relish in it

And then reflect it all back to the giver of all good things

II.

Let us not compare ourselves to the rich, to the poor

But let us focus on what we have been given

and how we can make the best of it

We shall reap what we sow

And let it be indicative of our character, of our hope, of our love

III.

I suggest that we all take a moment to reflect

On how our lives have changed in the past year

For the better, for the worse

And let us thank Him anyways

Through the pain, through the tears

That there is an everlasting hope

Inside of every one of us

IV.

Because this is why the Pilgrims came here.

By grace, through faith

And founded on the Rock.

And they celebrated because of hope

Hope of a new age and a new day

Hope that things would get better

So grab a hold of that thread of desire

And let it unravel

To reveal the glowing prosperity

That we all seek

Happy Thanksgiving!

~The WordShaker