Thanksgiving Poems

These Thanksgiving poems express gratitude for home and hearth, friends and family, God and the good He continually does. Some are fun and some are faith-promoting, but all are reminders that Thanksgiving is one of the very best times of the year. (Please email a request for permission before using and include full copyright information on every copy. For internet use, a link back to the poem on this site is required.)

FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, simply read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.

Thy Grace Astounds

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on November 11, 2021. Posted in Poems about Christ, Thanksgiving Poems

©2021 Susan Noyes Anderson (text only)

We do not see thee;
we are blind, and yet
we feel thy hand.

Susan’s Season

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on October 14, 2014. Posted in General-Literary Poems, Thanksgiving Poems

©2014 Susan Noyes Anderson

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Autumn in Madeira by Jacek Yerka

Fall is a cozy season, made
to match my patchwork house.
What better spot for cider hot,
doughnuts for man
and holes for mouse?

Blessed (and Grateful) Be

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on December 20, 2013. Posted in Nature Poems, Thanksgiving Poems

©2013 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)

Sometimes my heart is washed in tears,
or overcome by foolish fears,

but most days find me safe from harm
with all I need to keep me warm.

Appreciating Autumn

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on March 21, 2012. Posted in Thanksgiving Poems

©2011 Susan Noyes Anderson

Autumn is a feeling,

and it takes you for a ride.

Grateful, We Gather

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on November 21, 2011. Posted in Poems about Christ, Thanksgiving Poems

©2011 Susan Noyes Anderson (Image by Norman Rockwell)

We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing,
for richly He’s blessed us, in years now gone by.
The warmth of our hearth and the love of our family
are more than good fortune; they’re gifts from on high.