INDEPENDENCE DAY


In the year of 1776
That paper was decreed -
They were tired of oppression
And wanted to be freed .

They wrote a Declaration
So the whole world would see -
This was, "the home of the brave
And the land of the free".

They signed that piece of parchment
The leaders of this land -
Knowing, divided they would fall
But, together they could stand.

A new world lay before them
Untamed from shore to shore -
They swore they would protect it
If it meant going to war.

Battles have been fought -
And many lives have been lost -
So sad something so basic
Has such a high, high cost.

'Seems freedom is a luxury
There's some would bind us all -
Like then, together, we can stand
But divided, we will fall.

More than two hundred years
Have passed by since that day
That each of us celebrate
In our own different way.

We should be proud and thankful
Pay our share of the cost -
Not take freedom for granted
For it easily could be lost.

~Written by Abe~

Pause A Moment


Friends and family gather
For Independence Day -
We'll celebrate our freedom
And the American way.

They'll be picnics in the park -
And fireworks in the sky
As some salute "Old Glory"
With a teardrop in their eye.

There's some who can't be with us -
They died in some foreign land -
For when Liberty was threatened
They heard the call and made their stand.

So, as we reap the harvest
Of the great American dream -
Let's pause a moment, thank those
Who paid the price, supreme.

~Written by Abe~

My gratitude to Abe for giving me permission to use his beautiful poetry. If you would like to see more of his great work, please visit his site. Please don't use the poetry on this page without his consent! Thank you, Abe, and God Bless you!

Abe-The Poor Mans' Poet

Happy Independence Day from the Lewallen's!!

Created June 30, 2000