Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day

Here am I

With such a need to thank

But, what to thank for?

The sweet rain

The blowing wind

The solid Earth

The blazing Sun

I thank you all.

I thank the farmers

The animals

The great harvest

And God.

I give thanks to all the helpers

To the corn

The pumpkins

And carrots.

I thank the feast on my table

The family around me

The life I have

The turkey I am eating.

Here am I

On Thanksgiving Day.

                                                                         Bárbara Nanim

                                                                           12ºJ