I love America, land of the free
I love America, tis home to me
As she spreads from the mountains to the plains
Replete with thunder storms and summer rains.
From her northern tips to the sandy shore
Cross the valleys deep and wide, trees galore
The beauty of this land entices all
Through winter, springtime, summer and the fall !
Our America had its birth you know
Over two hundred forty years ago
Through the thunder, lightning and fire we grew
Into this nation of red, white and blue
In the rockets great glare we won the fight
And created a star that shines so bright.
With welcoming heart and book in her hand
The Lady in Green in the harbor stands
As she holds the torch for all who will see
This home of the brave and land of the free !
There is a flag flies in the wind
Red, white and blue and golden fringed
And from my window every day
Its mighty emblem is displayed.
Sometimes its folds blow in the breeze
And wave to all the leaf-filled trees
Its symbol shouting freedom first
With such a sympathetic voice !
It seems to me we need employ
The safest way to display joy
On our great nation’s holiday
From all of us Happy Birthday !
There was a greenish statue that on an islet stood
When I was but a child too nearby my neighborhood
We did pay small attention, we called her Liberty
She was this grand figure that you couldn’t help but see.
With every place I’ve lived she was always in my sight
You could not escape her glance not morning, noon or night
She’s still there in the harbor exposed for all to see
A symbol of our freedom and still called Liberty !
( WHEN I CLOSED MY BLINDS SHE WAS THE FINAL THING I’D SEE )
Who can know what a man of honor will do
To safekeep his home and save his freedom too
With many a battle in the past that’s fought
As the price of our nation was dearly bought.
For more than two hundred years we did survive
Our values and principles still quite alive
But beware of those who now put us to test
With evil intent to destroy all our best.
Let’s return to the way that we used to be
The home of the brave and the land of the free !
The lady in the harbor that we call Liberty
Stands waving her approval for all the world to see
She’s been there far too long on that island in the bay
Think of all that she has seen and what she has to say.
May the Lord in heaven look down kindly from above
Protecting our great nation and values that we love !
I hear their voices calling me
Out of a past that used to be
So long ago and faraway
That unspeakable yesterday.
I was quite young how could I know
I lost my childhood quickly though
The words I heard, I can’t forget
At times I’m sure they echo yet
And temper all my actions still
I am convinced they always will !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 