The Thanksgiving Post

Every Thanksgiving for some years now, we have posted Thanksgiving cooking advice, jokes and a very long shaggy dog story, er shaggy turkey story? Here is the link to last years Thanksgiving post:
http://bhplnjbookgroup.blogspot.com/2013/11/which-side-of-turkey-has-most-feathers.html

In the interest of new blog content, here is an even newer bit to help our faithful blog readers and library patrons get in the holiday spirit: a Thankgiving poem from Granger's poetry database.

Poem: Thanksgiving Wishes

Author: Arthur Guiterman (1871–1943)

 I wish you all that pen and ink

—Could write, and then some more!

I hope you cannot even think

—Of half you're thankful for.

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I hope your table holds a wealth

—Of prime Thanksgiving fare,

And Love and Peace and Joy and Health

—Will all be seated there.

I trust your guests will all be bright,

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—But none of them too wise,

And each will bring an appetite

—For mince or pumpkin pies.

I hope the fowls will all be fat,

—The cider sweet to quaff,

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And when you snap a Wishbone, that

—You'll win the larger half!

 MLA
Guiterman, Arthur. “Thanksgiving Wishes.” Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online. 2014. Columbia University Press. 22 Nov. 2014. . 

To find this and 103  other full-text poems with the word "Thanksgiving' in the title, Berkeley Heights patrons can search our 'Columbia Granger's World of Poetry database.' All BHPL databases are linked to our 'Databases and Articles' page. Have your library card barcode handy to authenticate yourself so you can use Granger's and dozens of our other online research resources.