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361 Five Glimpses of Gratitude (Maya Angelou, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sharon Olds, Henry David Thoreau, WS Merwin)

The History of Literature

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Are You Feeling Grateful Yet?

Ralph waldo emerson wrote a poem about thanksgiving, the holiday. Is it god and his blessings, family and friendship, the harvest being alive? Or does it just feel good to be grateful? Like a form of giving? As i suggested last time, thank you for letting me give. Ok? There's a lot to love there. The gratitude is implicit. This is shar olds, a pulister prize winning poet from san francisco.

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