Words of Mettle

I paused today
to read, once again,
those words of mettle,
of resolve, of hope, of our faith
Those words, part of the thread
the dream, the story that is America
Those words written in Philadelphia
proclaimed the sins of the king
the prayers of the colonies
the roots of our democracy
What we believe
and what we celebrate today

edited November 12, 2015

Words of Mettle – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/words-of-mettle-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited October 11, 2015

Words of Mettle – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/words-of-mettle-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited July 4, 2014

Words of Mettle – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/words-of-mettle-v2.html

July 4, 2008

Words of Mettle

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post_7314.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/07/july-4-2008-poems-at-wesley-united.html

Declaration of Independence

written for July 4^th celebration

Wesley United Methodist Church

www.concordwumc.org

Concord, NH

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