Thunderbolts

I am no poet, but I was inspired to write this down. Please take a long moment at Thanksgiving to honor our soliders. Their courage and strength is what keeps us safe at night.

Thanksgiving Day

Amongst family and friends on Thanksgiving Day

We are mindful to pause, give thanks and to pray

For those who have less than what we are about to receive

For those who know horrors our blessed minds can not conceive

And we give thanks to men who hold our enemies at bay

On Thanksgiving Day with the games on TV

We cheer and we shout and follow with glee

While on the ground in a desert or in some mountainous hole

Someone we don’t know is unwavering in his roll

To defend our liberties and our right to be free

On Thanksgiving Day we take a moment to be still

We think of our soldiers and our spines feel a chill

For those horrors and pains our mind can not feel

On Thanksgiving Day  we bow our heads ‘fore the meal

And we thank God for the men who defend us and His Will.

A Poem of Thanks

By Tim Keen