Independence Day Poem

The History Of The Declaration Of Independence

I wrote this poem after reading about the history of the Declaration of Independence. June 11, 1776, Congress appointed a "Committee of Five" to draft a declaration, consisting of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R Livingston, and Roger Sherman. The Second Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776, announced that the Thirteen Colonies at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain would regard themselves as thirteen independent states, no longer under British rule.

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I enjoyed reading about the history in your poem (such a refresher course). We should never forget these great men who gave their lives for our country.

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Independence Day

Published by Family Friend Poems June 2019 with permission of the Author.

When we think about the birth
of this great nation,
Congress declared July the 4th 1776
and issued a proclamation.

With this decree, the thirteen colonies
are now free.
We will no longer live
under England's Monarchy.

Five great men
were given the task
to draw up papers
for freedom at last.

Thomas Jefferson,
we can remember.
A founding father,
Patriot and a Continental member.

Together these men
drafted the amendments.
Franklin, Livingstone, Sherman and Adams,
united they authored the Declarations of Independence.

Battles were fought,
and blood was shed.
Life was lost,
and men were dead.

"FREEDOM" came with
A heavy price.
War is not pretty,
nor is it nice.

We can thank
the Lord above.
He gave us these United States,
a country we can love.

Men fought for our freedom,
and with their lives they did pay.
That's why we celebrate
Independence Day.

ABOUT THE POET:

I live in West Virginia with my husband.
History and genealogy are two subjects that I enjoy reading about.
In the early 2000s, I began writing poetry and was urged by my church's pastor
to create a poem to recite on Sunday nights.
In high school, I became interested in poetry.
When I read Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poem...

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