Words of Mettle – v2

I paused today, quiet,

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, what we dream,

and what we celebrate once more.

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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