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Ah! On Thanksgiving day, when from East and from West,
From North and South, come the pilgrim and guest,
When the gray-haired New Englander sees round his board
The old broken links of affection restored,
When the care-wearied man seeks his mother once more,
And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before.
What moistens the lips and what brightens the eye?
What calls back the past, like the rich pumpkin pie?
John Greenleaf Whittier
 is for time to be together, turkey, talk, and tangy weather.
 is for harvest stored away, home, and hearth, and holiday.
 is for autumn's frosty art, and abundance in the heart.
 is for neighbors, November, nice things, and new things to remember.
 is for kitchen, kettles' croon, kith and kin expected soon.
 is for sizzles, sights, and sounds, and something special that abounds.
That spells - THANKS - for joy in living and a jolly good Thanksgiving.
Author: Aileen Fisher
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