A hope, a promise
on the page, those words
words of mettle
a promise to fulfill
a hope to achieve
We may not there yet,
as a people, a nation
not fully achieved
but an idea, a dream
a hope yet to be
America, the beautiful
at least in our minds
governed by the people
together sharing that dream
in your heart and mine
What we want to be
our aspirations, our creed
spoken so long ago
that all would be equal
that all would be free
That we could all climb
as our skills, our gifts
our God-given talents
would take us
in a land of the free
We may ot there yet,
as a nation, a people
not fully achieved
but an idea, a dream
a hope yet to be
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edited April
7, 2018
A Hope, A
Promise – v4
edited
December 19, 2014
A Hope, A
Promise – v3
edited July
4, 2014
A Hope, A
Promise – v2
July 4,
2012
A Hope, A
Promise
July 4,
2012
edit of
poem, “An Idea, A Dream”
Independence
Day
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