Friday, July 04, 2014

Walking in their Shadows – v2

Those who have gone before
shaping the dream, the vision,
the idea that is America;
the coming together of peoples
from all around the globe;
a patchwork quilt, a salad,
a melting-pot, a hearty stew,
worth far more than gold.

Walking in their shadows
the saints and sinners before us
our aspirations just as high
that this land would always be free;
a shining city on the hill
an example to the nations
of what freedom should be
in a just and peaceful world.


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edited July 4, 2014
Walking in their Shadows – v2
July 4, 2011
Walking in their Shadows
July 4, 1776
Independence Day
Declaration of Independence
September 11, 2011
the day the World Trade Center towers fell

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