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The First Thanksgiving

by Margaret Junkin Preston "And now," said the Governor, gazing abroad on the piled-up store Of the sheaves that dotted the clearings and covered the meadows o'er, "Tis meet that we render praises because of this yield of grain; Tis... Continue "The First Thanksgiving"

The Harvest Moon

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow It is the Harvest Moon! On gilded vanes And roofs of villages, on woodland crests And their aerial neighborhoods of nests Deserted, on the curtained window-panes Of rooms where children sleep, on country lanes And harvest-fields,... Continue "The Harvest Moon"

Little Prayer in November

by Lee Rudolph That I am alive, I thank no one in particular; and yet am thankful, mostly, although I frame no prayer but this one: "Creator Spirit, as you have come, come again", even in November, on these short... Continue "Little Prayer in November"

Te Deum

by Charles Reznikoff Not because of victories I sing, having none, but for the common sunshine, the breeze, the largess of the spring. Not for victory but for the day's work done as well as I was able; not for... Continue "Te Deum"

The Thanksgivings

by Harriet Maxwell Converse Translated from a traditional Iroquois prayer We who are here present thank the Great Spirit that we are here to praise Him. We thank Him that He has created men and women, and ordered that these... Continue "The Thanksgivings"

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