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Posted by: marybeth (score10_gymnast@ThisIsToPreventSpam-882-RemoveThis.comcast.net) on 7 Apr 2003 at 1:21:01 PM
In-Reply-To: Old Glory posted by Del Abe Jones on 11:06:02 AM 17 Sep 2002
: THE GOOD OL' DAYS : : : They said, "It's alright to burn it." : "You can throw it to the ground." : "You can wear it on your back. : That symbol of the freedom bound. : : It's been through catastrophes - : Flown high in wartimes' strife - : Men swore they would protect it : And did so with their life. : : What makes them so supreme - : The high court of this land : To tell us when those Stars and Stripes : Should fall; when they should stand. : : What right do they think they have : To let our flag be set ablaze - : Once, it was loved and respected - : Back there, in the good ol' days. : : : OLD GLORY : : : More than two hundred years ago : Betsy Ross sewed strips of rag - : From those bits of colored cloth : Was shaped "Old Glory", our grand flag. : : Stripes of red and white : For the thirteen colonies - : White stars against the blue : Began waving in the breeze. : : It's gone through minor changes - : With stars added, as we grew - : It's flown proudly o'er our land : And in some other countries, too. : : That symbol of our freedom - : Should be protected, at all cost - : But now our reverence for it : Seems, to be getting lost. : : There are some things so sacred : To our great American way : That, those who desecrate it : Should, have a price, to pay. : : Even though each buys his own : That flag belongs to us all - : It's owned by all the people : And we should never let it fall. : : Just wrote this! A little rough! : : OLD GLORY IN 2001 : : Those "STARS AND STRIPES" gained new meaning : In the year two thousand and one : It flew prouder over our Country : Where a new war had begun. : : On September eleventh : "They" tried to bring it down : Along with those "Two Towers" : That came crashing to the ground. : : But, the American people caught it : And held it high for all to see : This is still, "THE HOME OF THE BRAVE" : And, "THE LAND OF THE FREE". : : Those people who do evil : Will shudder at the sight : As "OLD GLORY" catches them : In all it's power and might. : : We might not always do justice : Under it's waving grace : But, it's meaning to Freedom : Will always stand it's place. : : It's always been a symbol : And hope, for people in this world : It sends a very special message : Each time, it is unfurled. : : The "STARS AND STRIPES" will wave : Those colors, "RED, WHITE, AND BLUE" : As long, as there are Freedom lovers : Or all life on Earth, is through. : : Del "Abe" Jones : 9-17-02 Constitution Day
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