Thanksgiving Time
Thanksgiving Time - meaning Summary
Seasonal Warmth and Plenty
Langston Hughes’s poem celebrates the sensory markers and comforts of Thanksgiving. Through vivid autumn imagery—whistling winds, frost, a round moon—and domestic details—pantry jars, spices, a fat turkey—the poem links seasonal change to communal warmth, appetite, and simple pleasure. Repetitive refrain underscores a cheerful, inclusive mood, presenting the holiday as a predictable, cyclical relief from winter’s harshness and a time for shared abundance.
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