I wish you all a happy Thanksgiving and I pray that you will take time to look at all your blessings. You've been blessed so many times this year and you may not have taken time to remember them. There are also those blessed memories from years gone by. I share this poem with the hopes it will help you remember some of those prices times in your live.
Our First Thanksgiving
By Larry Linville
We’d been married in the month of June
And thanksgiving rolled around real soon.
My wife’s family as well as mine
Came to our place for a meal so divine.
On the night before the turkey roasted
For this giant dinner we hosted
The turkey came out all done, good and brown
And with full plates our families sat down.
My clan of nine and wife’s clan of five
Dug in and ate like they’d never survive
There were second helping and sometimes three
As we all enjoyed vast this eating spree
None of our families had much back then
But next year we met and did it again
The years caused yearly this practice to cease
But the memories still bring much peace
Even though our families are apart
That first thanksgiving still fills our heart
We eat our meals though we are parted
But we treasure that one which we started
© Copyright 2007 Larry Linville (UN: larrylinville at Writing.Com).
All rights reserved. Larry Linville has granted Writing.Com, its affiliates and syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work.
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