Sparklers
gleaming in the night
Sky rockets
bursting – What a sight!
Firecrackers’
loud report
Just the
thing that we resort
To tell the
world that we are free,
Free to live
as you and me.
Free to seek
our path in life,
Free from
fear and free from strife,
And within
our God blessed land
There are
those who proudly stand
To guard the
freedom we enjoy,
Ready if
they must deploy
To nations
near and far away
Never sure
how long they’ll stay
Putting life
and limb at risk
Asking nothing
more than this
That we who
live in this fair place
Should find
a way to share the grace
That we have
promised to each one
Reminding
each what was begun
On that
Fourth so long ago
Has helped
this nation stretch and grow.
The right to
speak, and meet and pray
The chance
to live in peace each day,
To work and
learn, to hope for more,
To find fair
treatment under law.
To proudly
stand for who we are,
To own a
home, to buy a car.
To disagree
on issues wide,
To try to
see the other side,
Respect the
others who might live
A way that’s
different and still give
The opportunity
to share
The chance
to grow, the chance to care.
So take a
moment from the fun,
To think
about what has been won,
These words
of promise will increase
So that the
whole world might live in…
Peace,
Alex
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