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!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all

And to all… pumpkin pie

Definition of Thanksgiving

thanks·giv·ing
[thangks-giv-ing]
noun
1. the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.
2. an expression of thanks, especially to God.
3. a public celebration in acknowledgment of divine favor or kindness.
4. a day set apart for giving thanks to God.
5. ( initial capital letter ) Thanksgiving Day.
Dictionary.com

THANKSGIVING
Thanks”giv`ing, n.

1. The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies.
Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. 1 Tim. iv. 4.
In the thanksgiving before meat. Shak.
And taught by thee the Church prolongs Her hymns of high thanksgiving still. Keble.

2. A public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness; also, a day set apart for religious services, specially to acknowledge the goodness of God, either in any remarkable deliverance from calamities or danger, or in the ordinary dispensation of his bounties.

Note: In the United States it is now customary for the President by proclamation to appoint annually a day (usually the last Thursday in November) of thanksgiving and praise to God for the mercies of the past year. This is an extension of the custom long prevailing in several States in which an annual Thanksgiving day has been appointed by proclamation of the governor.
Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary
Date Unknown
Project Gutenberg

The First Thanksgiving Proclamation
Thanksgiving Day proclamation of President George Washington, John Adams, James Madison
Thanksgiving Day proclamation speech of President Abraham Lincoln
Thanksgiving Proclamations from 1980-1989

LINKS:

‘Twas the night before…Oops, wrong day. Thanksgiving Poem
Fellowship of the Minds

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5. Seat everyone for Thanksgiving dinner