American Splendor

AMERICAN SPLENDOR Arizona has the Painted Desert The Grand Canyon is there as well Montana and Wyoming house Yellowstone With beauty that weaves a spell Wyoming hosts the Grand Tetons Montana the Big Blue Sky The splendor of God's Creation Is nothing to deny There's Pike's Peak in Colorado We have the Appalachians and Great Smokies too And the Black Hills of South Dakota These all offer a breathtaking view There are rivers like the Mississippi And sights like Niagara Falls Giant trees in California That tower 300 feet tall There's a Great Salt Lake in Utah There's Washington's Puget Sound There are five Great Lakes of fresh water Where the wonders of nature abound As we travel the great State of Georgia We see mountains with cold, clear streams And wildlife of every description Often found only in dreams So when you wake up every morning And each night before taking your rest Thank God for His marvelous Creation America's Splendor is blessed 27 August 2008 For the contest Your Country 'Tis Of Thee Sponsored by Brahn Bailey Originally written in 2002