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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:02 am
by saparris
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out

Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:58 pm
by Audiendus
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:04 am
by saparris
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem)

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:47 pm
by saparris
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem)

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:29 pm
by Audiendus
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years

[Edited to change last line]

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:37 pm
by saparris
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years
Tempered, at least, by shame

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:40 pm
by Audiendus
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years
And tempers it with shame.
Among the righteous souls were blackguards who

[Last two lines amended by agreement]

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:05 am
by saparris
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years
And tempers it with shame.
Among the righteous souls were blackguards who
Allowed their anxious feelings to accrue

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:49 am
by Audiendus
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years
And tempers it with shame.
Among the righteous souls were blackguards who
Allowed their anxious feelings to accrue
And staked an ethnic claim.

That's not the end, folks – we're going to have one more verse to bring the poem to a suitable conclusion.]

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:34 pm
by saparris
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years
And tempers it with shame.
Among the righteous souls were blackguards who
Allowed their anxious feelings to accrue
And staked an ethnic claim.

Should we disdain the settlers' reckless ways?

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:52 pm
by Audiendus
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years
And tempers it with shame.
Among the righteous souls were blackguards who
Allowed their anxious feelings to accrue
And staked an ethnic claim.

Should we disdain the settlers' reckless ways?
Rue those forced treks in our Thanksgiving lays?

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:35 am
by saparris
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years
And tempers it with shame.
Among the righteous souls were blackguards who
Allowed their anxious feelings to accrue
And staked an ethnic claim.

Should we disdain the settlers' reckless ways?
Rue those forced treks in our Thanksgiving lays?
Or see them as God's plan

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:13 pm
by Audiendus
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years
And tempers it with shame.
Among the righteous souls were blackguards who
Allowed their anxious feelings to accrue
And staked an ethnic claim.

Should we disdain the settlers' reckless ways?
Rue those forced treks in our Thanksgiving lays?
Or see them as God's plan?
I vote the latter; let us jubilate

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:16 pm
by saparris
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years
And tempers it with shame.
Among the righteous souls were blackguards who
Allowed their anxious feelings to accrue
And staked an ethnic claim.

Should we disdain the settlers' reckless ways?
Rue those forced treks in our Thanksgiving lays?
Or see them as God's plan?
I vote the latter; let us jubilate
For vengeful anger will not extirpate

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:18 pm
by Audiendus
THANKSGIVING

The sedulous and godly folk of yore
Departed Plymouth’s sloughs for Plymouth’s shore
Inspired by hope and prayer.
The soporific seas conspired, yet still
The voyagers, with pertinacious will,
Soon breathed supernal air.

The fecund Pilgrims sowed the fertile fields
And Massasoit brought succor for their yields,
But conflict lay ahead.
Raw cold and sickness loomed; death came to call
With skirmishes and battles large and small
And peace gave way to dread.

At length the settlers' doggedness and pluck
(And some omnifarious "Pilgrim luck")
Would vindicate their dream.
A pact was made, a smorgasbord spread out
While booze was guzzled by the less devout
(The “natives,” it would seem).

This fete did not presage the Trail of Tears
Which lessens our nostalgia for those years
And tempers it with shame.
Among the righteous souls were blackguards who
Allowed their anxious feelings to accrue
And staked an ethnic claim.

Should we disdain the settlers' reckless ways?
Rue those forced treks in our Thanksgiving lays?
Or see them as God's plan?
I vote the latter; let us jubilate
For vengeful anger will not extirpate
The bonds of faith and clan!

THE END