A Thanksgiving to Remember

Students Publish Here welcomes another young writer. Taylor Dunkley has written a lovely poem about the first Thanksgiving. Notice her use of sensory images and alliteration, key elements of good poetry.

First Feast

Sleek black braids sway in the wind.
Dark brown eyes stare intensely at strange ships.
Booming voices bargain with pale blue-eyed people.

Coarse, calloused hands clutch crude tools,
As prosperous plantings sprout.
Strong muscular men stalk wild turkey.

Moccasin-covered feet dance
Gleefully with friends
At the first Thanksgiving feast.

- Taylor Dunkley, Grade 5