Tis a Time to Give Thanks

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    Happy Thanksgiving to all.

    Tis a Time to Give Thanks

     

    As the season turns from winter, then to spring and then to fall

    Our minds turn to visions of times past, some difficult to recall.

    Leaves bathed in vivid colors swirl around us in a festive like dance.

    Covering the ground with a blanket of ornamental brilliance

    Cool breezes announce the festivities and the smell of the earth fills the air

    The scene is slowly being set; the time to give thanks is drawing near.

     

    We look inward and reflect and try to think only of our many blessings.

    We struggle to set aside worldly issues that bring rise to misgivings.

    We think of loved ones, of turkey and dressing and steaming yellow yams.

    We think of our brothers and sisters fighting wars in far distant lands.

    We pray for peace and for forgiveness. We pray to be forever free of fear

    The curtain is rising; the time to give thanks is drawing near.

     

    In these times of abundance we must think long and think hard.

    For there are those that have little and there are those deeply scarred.

    Remember, it is only by our hand that the less fortunate can be served.

    It is only through our charity that lives may be preserved.

    So rejoice in the season and reach out to all that are in need.

    Tis a time to give thanks, God will remember your good deed.

     

    ©Copyright 2007 Charlie Gragg 

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    jademelissa74 commented on Tis a Time to Give Thanks

    11-30-2009

    Charlie, there is cadence in your work that can be appreciated in each line. I love the message, the imagery and the passion that you always use to craft your pieces. You are a very talented young man. God bless you and many thanks to God above and to you for sharing your work. Many blessings your way.

    Hampton

    11/30/2009

    Thank you and have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season.

    Stryx commented on Tis a Time to Give Thanks

    11-29-2009

    A full measure of the fall and Thanksgiving season, as you tell what we all feel.

    Hampton

    11/29/2009

    Thanks William.

    WordSlinger commented on Tis a Time to Give Thanks

    11-26-2009

    I love all of this, and thanks to our soldiers, and i want to thank you for our friendship. Great write, WS

    Hampton

    11/26/2009

    Thanks for your kind words. The kinships that we develop here are indeed special.

    stellar commented on Tis a Time to Give Thanks

    11-25-2009

    Beautiful indeed...YOu really captured the essence of thanksgiving....Great write ^_^ v

    Hampton

    11/26/2009

    Thank you my friend.

    HarverTomsson commented on Tis a Time to Give Thanks

    11-25-2009

    Hampton, you have done well. I appreciate the flowing out of unselfishness that begins with loved ones, and ends with strangers, except that they share membership in the human family.

    Hampton

    11/26/2009

    Thank you and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

    Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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