Life is Golden
©2010 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
Are we condemned to take our lives for granted?
Must loss be felt (or feared) before the joy?
Does gratitude grow stale when goodness gathers,
when all is well with every girl and boy?
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. All are reminders that Thanksgiving is one of the very best times of the year. (Please email a request for permission before using my Thanksgiving poems. 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, read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem’s content. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
Thanks Be to God
©2009 Susan Noyes Anderson
Photo courtesy of O Charm of Nothingness, So Madly Decked!
Though troubles come and troubles go
amidst this life of joy and tears,
while things we love and things we know
are sometimes lost to grief or fears;
Thanksgiving Prayer
©1991 Susan D. Noyes Anderson
I’m thankful for my mother, and
I’m thankful for my dad.
I’m thankful for my sisters, and
for all the fun we’ve had.
Harvest Gifts
©1993 Susan Noyes Anderson
Image by Camille Pissarro – The Harvest
Our great grandparents knew about the harvest:
the months of labor gathered in with care…
the gratitude for every hard-earned blessing…
the love for home and hearth…the need to share.
How Excellent Is Thy Name
©1996 Susan Noyes Anderson
We gather now before thee, Lord, united by our humble hearts
and bow our heads in gratitude for every gift that thou imparts
How excellent is thy name in all the earth