[MEG33]

~Happy Independence Day~
To The Canteen

            

Independence?
The Lady holds a tablet. There is a date engraved.
July 4, 1776. A memo that we saved.
Within that page of History, we hold the American Rose.
Pressed by weight of moments, the album now we close,

To mark the beginning of Man’s finest striving,
Wherein heroes, villains, and events were arriving,
At a small town we call Philly, (That’s where we keep the bell.)
To speak their piece, and start a war, and put them all through Hell.

It was a needed moment. We had to take our place,
Among the giants of the earth, for Life stepped up the pace.
We had to shoulder burdens, that no one else could bear,
And send the finest of our land, to fix things ‘over there.’

The blood we shed has nourished the Freedom that we sowed,
And gave the homeland back ten-fold, all debts that we had owed.
Just to ensure survival of the plantings that we nourished.
We went back for a second time, to make sure that it flourished.

We thought that we could take a break, and live a private life,
Unburdened by the problems of the world and all its strife.
But this small world kept shrinking, and our moat gives no protection,
From enemies who should be friends, except for their infection.

We’ll need to cure their illness, whatever the cost may be,
Or we will not enjoy the life we have, a life of liberty.
It’s not enough to shine a light beside the door,
We have to go among them, and boost the ‘yearnings’ of the poor.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . July 3, 2004

GOD BLESS AMERICA
~Have A Safe And Wonderful Holiday~

[beachn4fun]

Good evening and Happy Independence (almost) Day, Meg ((HUGS))

Doing anything special tomorrow?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good evening Meg and (((HUGS))). Hope our BBQ doesn’t get washed out tomorrow, but if it does, I’ll take the rain. We had showers in our area today, but they missed us.

[ConorMacNessa]

Happy Independence Day, Meg, and thanks for the beautiful post! Thanks, NicknamedBob, for the poetry.

Thanks to the millions of Patriots who, over the last 240 years, have built and preserved this Great Nation for us and our children!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[luvie]

A beautiful blend of words and images. Thank you both!

Happy 4th of July!

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, MEG33. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!

[Soaring Feather]

Beautiful, beautiful! Thanks Meg, and NnB.