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ICONIC SYMBOL of AMERICA,
LAND OF THE FREE, THE BRAVE
THE PROUD HARD-WORKING
SHOULDERS THAT CARRY SO MANY
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH,
FREEDOM OF RELIGION
BASIC HUMAN DIGNITY,
FULL BELLIES, CLEAN WATER
READING BOOKS,
AND LEADERS of their OWN CHOOSING
GIFTS NOURISHED WITH THE
BLOOD OF OUR MOST
PRECIOUS FRUITED
GOLDEN GRAINS
ALL GROWN IN VESSELS
OF FAITH, LOVE and RESPECT…
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Of OUR labor, love and blood
(THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, TENNESSEE
July 6,2006)
Debora Short
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/long-may-she-fly-strong-our-red-white-and-blue/