1. A Nation's Strength
Famous Poem
What makes a nation's pillars high
And its foundations strong?
What makes it mighty to defy
The foes that round it throng?
Barbecues and fireworks, flags and parades, Independence Day evokes so many images of the American summer. Its original purpose to celebrate the birth of the American nation on July 4th, 1776 has given way to festivities that celebrate both America and the lives and freedoms that the accomplishments of American Independence have allowed. The commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is a time not only to reflect on what happened at America's founding but also to look again at the nation's values and recommit oneself again to those ideals.
Famous Poem
What makes a nation's pillars high
And its foundations strong?
What makes it mighty to defy
The foes that round it throng?
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Famous Poem
Listen my children and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;
Hardly a man is now alive
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She waves for my attention,
So free upon the breeze.
The sun reflects her stars and stripes,
As proud as she can be.
A wonderful patriotic tribute to the stars and stripes of the American flag. Beautifully written.
When we think about the birth
of this great nation,
Congress declared July the 4th 1776
and issued a proclamation.
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.
This entire nation, not just part
Unfolds us, lifts us, each day's start
Conceived in paper, pen, and heart
Under one God, States of the art
Every day more soldiers have to leave
to fight this war so we can be free.
they pack light to set out on their way
praying the war will end someday.
Thank you for writing this noble poem about the honor and sacrifices of our U.S. military. Very moving poem.
I'll stand firm for love of country
And I'll speak of her with pride.
I will be grateful for those freedoms
Under which I've lived my life.
Red for the blood shed in the name of freedom,
For which we fought,
United.
Blue for the oceans of time we have crossed,
The poem touched my mind very deeply as the narration of the poem resembles with my thought.
As the fireworks
Burst around in
Circles and all the
Different designs, the
Our fathers of old built this land
On the leading of God's holy hand.
Each great statesman lived his own life,
Proudly putting his God first in that life.