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ShadowRider
Senior Member

since 2001-07-14

Posts 1038
USA

0 posted 2001-09-30 12:28 PM

Our Flag

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 Freedom

[This message has been edited by ShadowRider (edited 09-30-2001).]

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

1 posted 2001-09-30 01:48 AM

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

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

2 posted 2001-09-30 06:55 AM

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.*~
noles1@totcon.com

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

3 posted 2001-09-30 07:00 AM

beautifully patriotic!

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Dulcinea
Senior Member

since 2001-07-22

Posts 774
IN

4 posted 2001-10-01 01:02 AM

I truly enjoyed this song of encouragement and patriotism ShadowRider, thank you for sharing it! *S*

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