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ShadowRider Senior Member
since 2001-07-14
Posts 1038USA 
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wheresoever it flies and destiny trembles from fear from farflung East to homeby West to forbidden chilled North to tropically bit South the tillers of democracy sewed the banner and posted the sepulcher of red white blue Red so the blood may not be forgot of the souls lost in salvation's gain White so we may remember that purity and righteousness that must always be paramount Blue so heavenly skies may bless our visions and hear our prayers of nobler pleas Every wing of man in America flies Every heart pulses with the same trodden truths Every eye casts natural pride inward as the banner whips in altered winds still dusty, our countenance looks up to highest echelons and sends soaring the tears of pain upon stripling dreams of freedom our flag alone knows the wisdom that our fathers knitted thread into thread may we be have the insight to know what to do with the awesome power of  [This message has been edited by ShadowRider (edited 09-30-2001).] |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Bravo! I am not an American but if I were, I would be extremely proud to keep this and read it often, and as a matter of fact, into my library it goes. I liked all of it, but this hit me the hardest, and again, well done! "may we be have the insight to know what to do with the awesome power of Freedom" ~Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self~ Cyril Connolly |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
ShadowRider~ Be very proud of your thoughts on display~ Thank you for sharing them~ *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
beautifully patriotic! Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
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Dulcinea Senior Member
since 2001-07-22
Posts 774IN |
I truly enjoyed this song of encouragement and patriotism ShadowRider, thank you for sharing it! *S* |
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