Thanksgiving Prayers and Blessings

We all come from the Goddess

And to Her we shall return

Like a drop of rain, going to the ocean

May the circle be open, but unbroken,

May the love of the Goddess be ever in your heart.

Merry Meet and Merry Part

And Merry Meet Again

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TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING,

BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP

I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS,

I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.

THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED -

THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE

BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION

WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT

TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION

THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.

SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR

AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.

GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,

PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.

I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,

'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND.

I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING,

FLOATING INTO THE SKY

WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING

AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.

BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED

PAST THE TREES....

HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE

CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.

MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY,

MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.

MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY

HAVE NARY A LUMP,

MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS

MAY YOUR PIES

TAKE THE PRIZE,

MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER

STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS.

MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING BE BLESSED!!

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A Thanksgiving Prayer 

We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us.

We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with water.

We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines for the cure of our diseases.

We return thanks to the moon and stars, which have given to us their

light when the sun was gone.

We return thanks to the sun, that has looked upon the earth with a 

beneficent eye.

Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit, in Whom is embodied all 

goodness, and Who directs all things for the good of Her children.

~Iroquois Prayer

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Thanksgiving

The year has turned its circle,

The seasons come and go.

The harvest all is gathered in

And chilly north winds blow.

Orchards have shared their treasures,

The fields, their yellow grain,

So open wide the doorway~

Thanksgiving comes again!

            ~Author Unknown

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Family Tradition

by Stephanie Pflumm ©Copyright 2004

Sparkling crystal dishes

filled with chocolates

and sweet things.

Warm smells and giggles

coming from the kitchen.

Families and friends

gather round tables

sharing their hearts

in the meals

they have

carefully prepared.

Celebrating thanks,

or weddings

or funerals,

they carry forward

an ancient tradition

of love shared

transcending

the length of generations.