Words of Mettle – v3

I paused today, quiet,

to read, once again,

those words of mettle,

of resolve, of hope, of our faith

at the birthing, the founding of our nation.

Those words are part of the thread, the history,

the Dream, the story that is America;

Those words written in Philadelphia

proclaimed the sins of the King.

The prayers of the Colonies

stating aloud our grievances,

the roots of our democracy;

That is what we believe, what we dream,

and what we celebrate each year.

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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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