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Billie Cullimore
Member

since 2009-03-27

Posts 315

0 posted 2009-05-27 01:23 PM

  One more teen age poem, if you can stand it.

                  OUR GOVERNMENT
                    By Billie age 16

       Our government does some foolish things
          Some times we don't approve.
        But it belongs to the good old U.S.A.
        And brother, it's right in the groove.

          We live in a land of democracy.
           Where people young and old
       Have rights and privileges just the same
           As those higher up, I'm told.

          When the worthy men of yesteryear
             Made the constitution great
           They fixed it so that every one
            Was privileged to partake.

        In all the things our land might do
            In the government so big.
          We have to keep our faith in it
           Or we are nothing but a prig.

         Who takes all he can get from it
           And never says, "Thanks Chum."
       Don't bite the hand that's feeding you
          Praise it for what it has done.

          God looked down and blessed us.
            He made America most divine.
         We better see that our government
               Keeps it just that fine.

Wtiten about 1943

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1 posted 2009-05-27 03:51 PM

Yo dear Billie,

I love it.  The country and the poem.

That's the first time in years I've seen "prig" used in any type of writing.

It's a good word, but you have to really hate prigs.  They are bad, unpleasant people.

They are not related to pigs either.  I like pigs--oink.

Love Bobby

Lone_Wolf84
Junior Member

since 2009-05-26

Posts 21

2 posted 2009-05-27 04:57 PM

The poem is ripe, u have a wonderful talent, the poems subject in question is very nice very patriotic and very real. But there is a world to explore, don't just statisfy yourself what is given to u in a silver plater. That's advice for the both of us.

Oklahoma Rose
Senior Member

since 2008-02-28

Posts 1586
Oklahoma USA

3 posted 2009-05-27 05:54 PM

Yes, we do have to keep our faith. Without faith, there is nothing what would happen.

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