Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, I THANK THEE, by ELSIE MORLAN


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I THANK THEE, by                    
First Line: The face of a child beamed with joy
Last Line: I thank thee.
Subject(s): Customs, Social; Gifts & Giving; Holidays; Thanksgiving


The face of a child beamed with joy
When t'was given a pretty toy.
She took the gift, ran off to play,
One more pleasure had come her way.
She had no special thought or care
How this gift might have gotten there.
You think, such careless untrained ways,
Because this child forgot to say;
I thank thee.

So many gifts are ours each day,
So much to gladden all our ways,
We take these joys and go along
On life's way with a merry song,
Perhaps with never a thought or care
How these gifts might have gotten there.
The little child forgot, 'tis true,
But have these words been said by you?
I thank Thee.





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