Poetry for Thanksgiving to share with family and friends.

November 14, 2001

            

Thank you

Mother Earth, for the beautiful trees on our earth,

and the waterfalls, the animals drink from.



Thank you 

Mother Nature

for the beautiful sun, 

and Grandmother Moon

because they are so spectacular, 

and for my beautiful, loving teacher.

Thank you

for the world!

And God Bless us!

By: Melissa 





Thank you for my friends.

Thank you for the wind

blowing in my face.

Thank you for the fat turkey that I laugh at,

when I eat it.



Thank you for a Thanksgiving.

By: Vincent






Wonders of Earth

Thank you dear Mother Earth 

for all the beauty you give us

in Nature, red and pink flowers.



Thank you Father Moon

for all the animals I love,

like the wonderful horses I can ride.


Thank you Sister Water 

for the gleaming, shimmering, shining blue

water I drink.


Thank you Brother Sun

for all warm, cozy sunshine

that keeps me so warm and healthy.


Thank you Aunty Stars

for all the glittery, glorious stars

that light up my way in the night.

By: Tara







Thank you Mother Earth

for all of the food and air you give us.



Thank you Grandma Moon

for all the light

It will be bright,

and the sparkling waters.



Thank you Mother Earth

for Brother Lakes, 

orange sunsets,

and Nature with all

the bright rainbows shining

over me!



Thank you for a really wonderful teacher,

a glorious family,

the glimmering sky,

and the trees that give us air to live.

By: Joseph









Thank you for a loving family

and a wonderful teacher.



Thank you for blue lakes,

and skies of blue. 





Thank you for shining moons,

and stars in the blue sky,

brown waving trees through the air,

and red, orange, and green leaves.



Thank you for the yellow, full moon

in the dark sky,

and the sparkling rain.

By: Emma K.







Thank you Mother earth,

for letting us have a great family.


Thank you for letting us have beautiful

homes and neighbors.


Thank you for letting us have pretty

clear lakes

so the animals can drink.


Thank you for my terrific teacher

that I have in Second Grade.


Thank you for the animals who

protect us.


Thank you for my family

sitting at the table

on Thanksgiving,

praying with each other.

By: Victoria





Thank you, Mother earth

for all the stars,

for all the animals,

and for all the food.

Thank you Mother Earth,

for blue waters,

for orange sunsets,

and big, brown turkeys.

Thank you Mother Earth,

for all the big, bright rainbows,

for people caring,

and for the beautiful, yellow sun.



Thank you Mother Earth,

for my great, big animals,

for my wonderful family,

and for all my terrific friends.

By: Laura




Thank you for the sparkling water

and the bright moonlight.


Thank you for my beautiful teacher,

my caring family, and my pets.


Thank you for the warmth of sand

and the sweet smell of perfume.


Thank you for the wonderful colors

of the world.


Thank you for the light green grass

for the animals to eat,

and the blowing wind. 

By: Emma V. 





Thank you for nature.

Thank you for the shiny waters

so that animals can drink.

Thank you for the singing birds.

Thank you for the green, green grass,

it tickles me.

Thank you for the moonlight 

it makes light when it is dark.

By: Melanie

Thank you for the earth 

that spins all around



Thank you Mother Earth

for all that is beautiful.

Thank you for my teachers,

friends, and family.

They make me feel special.

Thank you for 

my spectacular life that I have.


Thank you for the shining

sun, and Mother Moon

glowing down on my face.

By: Kayleigh



Thank you for my

loving teacher and helpful mom.

Thank you for my

dad who always

makes me happy.


Thank you for my

brother who reads me

stories after we eat.

Thank you for

my friends who do their

homework together with me.

Thank you for my dog who plays with me.

By: Taylor





Thank you Mother Earth

for the beautiful animals

in the forest, 

the high mountains that we climb,

and the deep blue seas that

we swim in and the falling rain.



Thank you Mother Earth

for Grandmother Moon, lighting

our way at night, and Sister Stars

sparkling in the midnight sky.



Thank you Mother Earth

for seeds that grow into plants

and the fruit that we eat.

Thank you Mother Earth

for the leaves we rake

and jump in,

and the great big trees we climb.

By: Joshua





Thank you Mother Earth

for Grandmother Moon,

stars twinkling through the night,

the Rocky Mountains and

the four winds.



Thank you for the warm sun

that shines on my face,

animals wondering through the woods,

my sweet family who take care of me,

the glowing moon.

Thank you for the light blue sky,

for the green, green grass

that tickles me when I 

lay down,

turkey on Thanksgiving Day,

the soft water, and

flowers blooming.

By: Samantha





Thank you Mother Earth

for all animals,

the wind kissing you,

flowing water touching

your toes,

and the sweetest teacher ever!


Thank you Mother Earth

for the most beautiful teacher,

rainbows shining above the clouds,

sunsets,

and Grandmother Moon. 

By: Brandi







Thank you for the Earth

with all the great things.


Thank you Mother Earth

for all my friends,

                     Mary, Brian and James.          

.

Thank you for giving me my 

nice, loving, teacher.

Thank you Mother Earth 

for animals and me!

Thank you for the people

helping me,

Mom, Dad, and Sister

loving me.


Thank you God for the warmth

that I feel.

By: Cash






Thank you for green grass.

Thank you for the sunlight and lovely lakes

to play in.


Thank you Mother Earth

for clean water, 

so we can drink.

Thank you for the food we eat,

for schools to learn,

for brown and green trees.

Thank you for Thanksgiving,

so we can celebrate with family.

By: Mary




Thank you Mother Earth

for Sister Skies,

sparkling lakes,

and orange sunsets.



Thank you Mother Nature

for all the beautiful butterflies,

birds and other creatures.

Thank you for all the brown turkeys

we eat, and

the fabulous, grand stuffing!

Thank you for all the things we eat,

like golden turkey, 

and pumpkins sweet.

By: Timothy

Thank you Mother Earth

for the shining sun.


Thank you Mother Earth 

for the shimmering blue ponds.

Thank you Mother Nature 

for the grand animals.

Thank you Mother Nature

for the big fat turkey

on my table.

Thank you Mother Nature 

for my great family.

By: Jennifer