“Landing of Pilgrims” by Henry A. Bacon, 1877
november 1620
pilgrims land late, lost
with strangers in a strange land
such smallish ship
holds diverse perspectives
all agree on rules for unruly unity
possibilities vulnerable
nearly half don’t survive winter
makeshift common house hospital
native americans
share knowledge, resources,
reasons for thanksgiving
A quadrille on “possibilities” with dverse poets...
a poem in my pocket 
Nov 18, 2020 @ 12:01:10
History is so full of excellent examples of bravery and hardship. These people endured a lot and are true survivors. So much to learn from them. Evocative write, Lynn 🙂
Nov 18, 2020 @ 12:13:58
Yes, true survivors…I appreciate your thoughtful comments, Sanaa 🙂
Nov 17, 2020 @ 15:26:40
Very nice ~~~ history done poetically!
Nov 17, 2020 @ 21:24:30
thanks for reading, Helen 🙂
Nov 17, 2020 @ 15:05:40
It’s a good story… I recently read a little more about it, and it must have been a hard life…
Nov 17, 2020 @ 21:24:13
They seem to have been a hardy lot!
Nov 17, 2020 @ 12:14:17
History and community, always worth talking about.
Nov 17, 2020 @ 13:59:36
Yes, Dora, I agree 🙂
Nov 17, 2020 @ 09:58:56
Ah the tale of Thanksgiving! Interesting fact: did you know the “pilgrims” landed in Provincetown first but were not happy with what they saw, and literally got back in their ship and sailed on to Plymouth? And sadly, we celebrate this in the American way of ignoring all the harm we did to the indigenous native Americans when we did arrive. Timely poem….
Nov 17, 2020 @ 13:40:20
That’s interesting, Lillian. As far as I know, the original Plymouth settlers did no harm to the native Americans but tried to live in peace.