The following poems about the Thanksgiving holiday and gratitude are suitable for young people.
“A Song for Merry Harvest” by Eliza Cook
Bring forth the harp, and let us sweep its fullest, loudest string …
“Thanksgiving Turkey” by George Parsons Lathrop
Valleys lay in sunny vapor …
“Thanksgiving” by James Whitcomb Riley
Let us be thankful—not only because …
“A Thanksgiving Poem” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
The sun hath shed its kindly light …
“Fire Dreams” by Carl Sandburg
I remember here by the fire …
“Thanksgiving” by Edgar Guest
Gettin’ together to smile an’ rejoice …
“The New-England Boy’s Song About Thanksgiving Day” by Lydia Maria Child
Over the river, and through the wood …
“Perhaps the World Ends Here” by Joy Harjo
The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live ...
“América” by Richard Blanco
Although Tía Miriam boasted she discovered …
“Thanksgiving Day” by Lydia Maria Child
Over the river, and through the wood …
“The Thanksgivings” by Harriet Maxwell Converse
We who are here present thank the Great Spirit ...
“One day is there of the series” by Emily Dickinson
One day is there of the series ...
“Signs of the Times” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Air a-gittin’ cool an’ coolah …
“Grace for a Child” by Robert Herrick
Here, a little child I stand …
“The Harvest Moon” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
It is the Harvest Moon! On gilded vanes …
“A List of Praises” by Anne Porter
Give praise with psalms that tell the trees to sing …
“Dusting” by Marilyn Nelson
Thank you for these tiny …
“Te Deum” by Charles Reznikoff
Not because of victories …
“Perfect for Any Occasion” by Alberto Ríos
Pies have a reputation …
“When Giving Is All We Have” by Alberto Ríos
We give because someone gave to us …
“Home” by Bruce Weigl
I didn’t know I was grateful …
“The Pumpkin” by John Greenleaf Whittier
Oh, greenly and fair in the lands of the sun …
“Thanksgiving” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
We walk on starry fields of white ...
“Thanks” by W. S. Merwin
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