Independence

Inspired by 'Independence Day' written and sang by Martina McBride~

Independence day, the 4th, it's the day

Time for the sun to truly show it's rays

The freedom rings,

The beautiful birds sing,

The flag waves

To show all the lives it gave.

Voices ring out,

Strong and without doubt.

Those who live now,

None ask how-

Why they live,

Why they give.

Independence day,

The day we became truly free.

Right here in our homeland, the USA

Where the historic document was written, our independence decree.

All is never lost,

There's always hope for tomorrow.

In the land of the free,

And the home of the brave - 

We all stand together

Not again will anyone be enslaved.

As one we look

To our forefathers,

To our past,

Whether bad, good, happy, sad,

None of us shall forget

How those who serve our country

Have dedicated their lives.

I salute to you all

Navy,

Army,

Marines,

Air Force,

Coast Guard,

National Guard,

All of you I have the deepest respect for.

I look to the flag at the end of the night,

And pray for those I know

Even those I don't.

I pray for their safety,

I pray for their safe return home.

If they've been lost,though,

I pray for them to rest and live in peace

With the Lord.

Author's Note

My mother is in the Coast Guard and my cousin has been sent to Iraq. A lot of my family has been in the military in some way shape or form.

Reviews

[The Water Queen]

Great poem!! Very well done and versed.

[Cherrie Palmer]

love this ! Great poem well done

[Ashimoto]

You could get some serious money for your poems. You're so good at them.

[The Doctor]

truely a grand peom of a patriot and lover of thier once great country

[Rae]

This was great, as are all of your poems. :)

[An owl on the moon]

Powerful, lifting write celebrating freedom and those who serve to keep freedom alive. Wonderful words!

[Ashley.M.E]

a nice poem for the 4th, full of all teh things that america stands for...(or used to) my next store neighbors olderst son who turned 21 is in umm... I have no clue I think he works with planes...

[Martina]

amazing, this is really inspirational and full of pride for our home country.
good job, and its very well written. Ill pray for your mother and cousin to come back safely. God Bless the USA. :)

[deeps]

This is wonderful

[The Fatal Lover]

Wow. I really loved it. Great job. =) Keep up the wonderful work.