Title: Thanksgiving Day in the USA
1Thanksgiving Day in the USA
2Americans celebrate Thanksgiving day on the
fourth Thursday in November
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4They give thanks to the God and people they love
for the many good things in their lives.
5This is a family holiday.
6Families come together from near and far.
7Special religious services are held in the
morning.
8Then come the traditional feast.
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10Turkey with stuffing is the main dish.
11It is served with sweet potatoes, squash,
cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
12Apple cider is the drink of the day.
13Football is the most popular game of this day.
14Stores, classrooms, and homes are decorated with
turkeys, pilgrims, Indians, wreaths of dried
flowers and vegetables.
15Horns of plenty are also very popular.
16Charitable organizations serve dinners and send
baskets of food to needy people.
17If I should tryIf I should try to count the
thingsThat God has done for me,Then I would
find it hard to do,It would take eternity.
18If I should try to count the waysIn which He
chose to bless,I know I could not find the
words,His goodness to express.
19If I should try to tell it all,I never would
succeedFor He has always faithful been,To give
more that I ever need. Cora M.Owen
20All in a word
21TFor time to be togetherTurkey, talk, and
tangy weather.
22HFor harvest stored away,Home, and hearth, and
holiday.
23AFor autumn's frosty art,and abundance in the
heart.
24NFor neighbors, and NovemberNice things, new
things to remember.
25KFor kitchen, kettles croon,Kith and kin
expected soon.
26SFor sizzles, sights, and sounds,And something
special that abounds.That spells THANKS- for joy
in livingAnd a jolly good Thanksgiving.
27THANKSGIVING
28 Thank you For all my hands can hold -
apples red and melons gold,
Yellow corn Both ripe and sweet,
Peas and beans So good
to eat!
29Thank you For all my eyes can see Lovely
sunlight, Field and tree, White
cloud-boats In sea-deep sky,
Soaring bird.
30Thank you For all my ears can hear-
Birds song echoing Far and near
Songs of little Stream, big
sea, Cricket, bullfrog,
Duck and bee!
Ivy o. Eastwick
31ITS HAPPY THANKSGIVING
32It's happy Thanksgiving,Thanksgiving!
Hooray!We're going to dinnerAt Grandma's today.
33I love it Grandma'sIt's cozy and snug,I love
giving GrandmaA thanksgiving hug.
34I help make the gravy,I pour and stir,It smells
so delicious,I love helping her.
35We laugh, and we talk,Oh! She makes such a
fussas she bustles aboutcooking dinner for us.
36Though the weather is windyAnd chilly and
gray,Our family is happyThis Thanksgiving
Day. Jack Prelutsky
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38When we sit at the tableAnd Daddy says
grace,There's a beautiful smileOn my
grandmother's face.