Haiku: Happy Thanksgiving In Ten Takes…
“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” William Blake
Haiku: Thanksgiving – A Bountiful Harvest means sharing good food
Haiku: Thanksgiving – Menorah Lights; This year Hanukkah starts on the same day
Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s formed with 5 syllables
I’m grateful for that
On this special day
We give thanks for our blessings
Gratitude abounds
A rare gift this year
Hanukkah and Thanksgiving
Let’s celebrate both
A quote floated by…
“Thankful people are happy!”
On Facebook today
Say thanks and prayers
Life is short. We never know…
For whom the bell tolls
Thanksgiving is truly the beginning of the Holiday Season in the US, and families gather to give thanks, celebrate with loved ones and share their good fortune. Thanksgiving 2013 stands as a very unique one because it falls on the same day as the start of Hanukkah. What a delightful day to be thankful for the diversity in the world! What Are You Thankful For this season? As we prepare to enjoy our thanksgiving meal and the weekend, let’s not forget these important Thanksgiving Tips: Share the history/heritage of Thanksgiving, Give thanks, volunteer, and share your gratitude with all, Practice food safety and eat in moderation, and Gather informative, safety driving and travel tips. Enjoy the festivities and send hugs and love to all who might be hurting or alone on this special day. Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy!
More Below!
“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.” W. Clement Stone
Haiku: Thanksgiving – A Currier & Ives Thanksgiving card
Haiku: Thanksgiving – A colorful Dreidel adds to the spirit of Hanukkah
Always remember
Writing a haiku a day
Keeps blocked heads at bay
In case we forget
To say thanks and a prayer
Sweet smiles will suffice
Don’t count your seedlings
Plant them with care; tend with love
What we sow, will grow.
Do count your blessings
Add your friends and family
Share some with the poor…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Share some food, love, and goodwill
Now, what could top that?
The joy of Haiku, like the joy of Thanksgiving, is that you can be playful or philosophical and still get your message across. The WP DailyPost Weekly Challenge called for five days of Haiku, and I have duly indulged my love of the genre here; Two for each day = a total of Ten stanzas (five above and five below) in honor of Thanksgiving. I chose the traditional 17 morae Haiku 5-7-5 phrasing/syllable format. (Line 1 = 5; Line 2 = 7; and Line 3 = 5 syllables.) Don’t get bogged down with too many details this holiday season, go with the flow and choose only what you can use. Share a holiday haiku below if you wish. I hope you enjoyed mine. How did you/do you plan to celebrate Thanksgiving? How would you have written your fun haiku? Do share! Have an inspired weekend! Thank you.
This post was inspired by a prompt from WP Daily Post: Weekly Writing Challenge: Haiku Catchoo! For this week’s challenge,You can write two haiku one day and three the next, or five all in one day, or one haiku every day from today through Friday — the choice is entirely up to you.
Positive Motivation Tip: Treat every day as a day of Thanksgiving and watch your gratitude quotient grow.
PHOTO CREDITS/ATTRIBUTIONS: All Photos Good harvest food, Currier & Ives card, Driedel, via Wikipedia, Flickr or my personal collection Hanukkah Menorah via Huffpost.
Until Next Time…
Ask. Believe. Receive. ©
Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Mirth and Motivation
Positive Kismet
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Restaurant dinner.
Nothing for the little dog.
Cupcake wants turkey!!
Love and licks and giggles,
Cupcake 🙂
HYSTERICAL! Thanks for the laughter and so good to see you here Genevieve! 😆
Hi Elizabeth,
Welcome back tot he blogosphere!
TY so much Naomi! Glad to be back and hopefully will stick it out. 🙂 Glad to see you here.
I LOVE haiku!
Thank you, Eliz! I loved your Haiku! Here is one for you:
Why am I thankful?
Family and friends are here
Today is for love
Cook and prepare food
Family eats so quickly.
It’s over too soon. 🙂
Yours had more meaning, but this is my experience. LOL!
Happy Thanksgiving. Belated I know. Hope you had a good day
Good to hear from you Eliz! Missed your post.:) Happy Thanksgiving!
Welcome back!
Wow! This is great.
a haiku blessing
exactly what is needed
after black Friday
— — —
peace to you, Eliz ~happy Sunday ☺
Wow this is really great. Before, i don’t know what thanksgiving is since we are not celebrating this one here in our country.
Wonderful bouquet of haiku shared on Thanksgiving. 🙂 Thanks!
wonderful bouquet
shared with love on Thanksgiving
our hearts are grateful 🙂
Aww wonderful!
Wonderful 🙂
As Christmas nears, it’s also another occasion to give thanks. 🙂 Let’s all have a grateful heart!
What is thanksgiving
We do not celebrate here
Turkey looks yummy
Haha a futile attempt at writing a haiku
That’s a nice one. Although we don’t celebrate it here, I think Thanksgiving is also as fun as Christmas, am I right? Merry Christmas! 🙂
The Philippines needs a day devoted to thanksgiving too, I think, although we will have to pass up on the turkey (because they are expensive here 🙂
I really want to experience how to celebrate the Thanks giving day. Not just to celebrate but to really feel the celebration.
It does not matter which religion someone is in, it is just fitting and right to give Thanks. 🙂
I wish I have the skill to write a haiku just like you. Unfortunately, I am not talented for it lol.
I never quite understand the meaning of Haiku, hehehe! But I just know it’s thanksgiving 🙂
I love Thanksgiving, but no matter which holiday you are celebrating, it’s always good to remember to give thanks!
Thanks so much for the wonderful Haiku! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
This is a beautiful Haiku and I just love your photos.
I have never heard of this before. Sounds very interesting!
I absolutely love that you’ve incorporated both Hanukkah and Thanksgiving into your post. 🙂
your haiku is so much more meaningful than mine could ever be. I’d try to share one here, but it takes me so long to think of ideas. I will try to come up with one for Thanksgiving though. Maybe I can teach my children how to do this.
I am thankful to Lord for His immeasurable blessing upon my life.
i love haiku too, my grand mother used to compose one, this is a nice thoughts for thanksgiving.
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Sending Happy Thanksgiving wishes to everyone! During this joyful season, please think of our troops, the sick, the destitute, our friends and family who are traveling or are away, and others who are alone during this time of celebration. Send them a heartfelt message of love and goodwill.
Thank You to my readers, to all of you who stop by to comment or just read this blog, to friends and family online and off, to my fellow bloggers, BlogHer and SITSGirls SITstahs, WordPress staffers and happiness engineers, my social media and Facebook groups friends, friends in various communities, and everyone out there. Cheers! 🙂
awesome poem. i’m very thankful for my family this year!
Thanks Katrina. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
I am thankful for my family! This is my kids’ first Thanksgiving in America!
It was a wonderful first Thanksgiving for them I hope. 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Spending Thanksgiving,
In California’s L.A.,
Is unique this year.
Meeting an old friend,
Now for the very first time,
Known only online.
Sending help back home,
While enjoying the air here,
I’m grateful for that.
Beautiful job Larry! You did awesome. Enjoy your time in LA. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Happy thanksgiving Elizabeth! Although the celebration isn’t exactly one of the celebrations we normally have here, we’re having it with our kids this year. 🙂
Love the Haikus..I kept counting the syllables haha
Oh you are so funny May. I count those syllables too. Haha! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Happy Thanksgiving, Elizabeth! Perhaps I’ll see you down at the bakery picking up a pie later 😉
Thank you dear one. The snow put a wrench in that one. Haha! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Enjoyed the second haiku the most, especially the line about sharing with the poor. It’s important to remember (and help) those who don’t have a table full of food this holiday season.
Thank you Taya, I agree. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Welcome back! Glad to know about Haiku, My family is the source of my happiness. Happy Thanksgiving!
Awesome. 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!