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Tom Zart
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since 2006-05-18
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0 posted 2007-08-14 09:11 AM





FELLOW AMERICANS


Will we battle terrorism as it should be fought
Or run away and let evil doers chase us to our door?
Will we protect our freedom and system of life
As our fathers and grandfathers sacrificed before?

Will we secure our borders against illegal entry
Or let our economy and security be destroyed?
Will we finally stop runaway wasteful spending
By leaders who are self-serving and void?

Will we continue to pledge our help to the less fortunate
Who suffer from war, hunger and disease?
Will we preserve our heritage and our future
From those who wish to bring liberty to its knees?

Never be afraid to be proud of America
And march with the thankful, honorable and just.
Never surrender our freedom of choice
Standing firm for what we believe and trust .


By Tom Zart

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Lighthousebob
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since 2000-06-14
Posts 4725
California
1 posted 2007-08-16 02:12 PM


Tom,

What a most patriotic and inspiring poem. I salute you, my friend. I salute our troops. I salute our border patrol. I salute our government. I salute our heritage. I salute our America.

God bless and, again, thank you for sharing.

-Bob

Tom Zart
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2 posted 2007-08-16 03:00 PM


Thanks Bob for your love of God and America.

Tom Zart
Soldier For The Lord


AMERICA


America, the beautiful, the place I was born,
I'll cherish till the day I die.
Where the bones of past heroes
Lie buried in the ground,
Who loved her the same as I.

Her mountains are so tall
They reach for the sky;
With prairies where the green grasses grow.
There's billions of trees where wild birds nest,
With creatures that flourish below.

That blue gold called water
With which we are blessed,
As raindrops or crystallized snow;
Changes to rivers and fresh water lakes
While the winds of our seasons blow.

There's the haunt of a whistle
From a lonely freight train
Racing on ribbons of steel,
With the harvest of farms and from the factories
Balanced in a box on a wheel.

Some cities have buildings
A hundred stories tall,
Concrete, glass and steel.
A statue in a harbor, a present from France,
Describes how, inside, we feel.

That flag on the moon
With red and white stripes
Proves our dreams come true!
America has the freedom of choice
To strive for those things we must do!

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Lighthousebob
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since 2000-06-14
Posts 4725
California
3 posted 2007-08-16 03:12 PM


Tom,

As was shown through the imagery of this last poem, it truly is America the Beautiful!!!

God bless,

-Bob


Tom Zart
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since 2006-05-18
Posts 682

4 posted 2007-08-19 12:04 PM


Thank you Bob for who you are.

Tom Zart

GENERAL WASHINGTON


Once in command, he boxed in the British
At Boston where he captured Dorchester Heights,
Overlooking the Brits at his mercy
As his men took aim with their cannon sites.

The British commander had but one choice,
To sail to New York to renew the fight.
Where the English had much greater forces,
Who soon chased Washington's men in full flight.

They continued on to Pennsylvania
After crossing the Hudson in retreat,
With the British forces in hot pursuit
It looked as though George was doomed to defeat.

When winter seemed to have stopped the fighting
That's when Washington crossed the Delaware.
On that Christmas night he captured Trenton
Where Hessians were surprised and unaware.

He whipped the British at Princeton,
Where in victory his men began to sing.
Washington then wintered at Morristown,
Training his troops for the combat of spring.

Washington fought bravely at Brandywine
And again at a place called Germantown,
But the British were the victorious ones
As the dead of both sides covered the ground.

Americans were blessed early that spring,
When the French entered the war on their side.
Though most suffered frostbite at Valley Forge,
With the help of the French they marched in stride.

The battles raged on, in the North and South
As the King’s soldiers laid waste to the land.
Washington himself was in great despair,
Pleading for aid for his weakened command.

His prayers were answered by 5000 troops,
And a French fleet who took Chesapeake Bay.
They bottled up Cornwallis at Yorktown,
Who surrendered to victory drums at play.

Yorktown was really the end of the war  
Though not many quite realized that fact yet.
But the British soon grew tired of the fight
And the terms for its end were signed and set.

Washington yearned to retire at home,
But his country chose him first president.
Cheering crowds waved flags of love and support,
For they believed that "he," by God, was sent.

By Tom Zart


sandgrain
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 3662
Sycamore, IL, USA
5 posted 2007-08-19 06:21 PM


Each of your poems rings so true of our country, our God and our problems.  We are indeed, so very blessed!  As I age, the biggest hurt is knowing grandchildren will never be safe to go to fishing, hiking or berry picking alone. Very few have moms that are homemakers without outside jobs.  These little freedoms I took for granted are forever gone.

Thank you and God bless,
   Rae

Tom Zart
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since 2006-05-18
Posts 682

6 posted 2007-08-20 01:40 AM


Dear Rae,

Thank you for you love of country and life.

Tom Zart
Soldier For TheLord  


SHOULDER TO SHOULDER


Americans harmonize in sentiment
While facing the challenges of life.    
Shoulder to shoulder we defined our land
Through hardship, sacrifice and strife.

We are eager to oppose our enemies
Wherever they raise their head.
Our principles must be practiced
To avoid being conquered or dead.

We fail to see the merits of a dictator
Only freedom to work and pray as we please.
Most seek guidance from a higher power
As we share our concerns on our knees.

We have always held liberty close to our hearts
Unwilling to surrender to demise.
Whenever its existence was threatened
We have chosen to follow the wise.

We can’t foresee what the future may bring
Though we give it our best not to fail.
Every 4th of July we illuminate the sky
Proving freedom is alive and well.

By Tom Zart

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