Tom Valles Poet Enclosed Rhyme

Call To Country

Remember our freedoms, lest we forget
The price of liberty and of surrender.

Tyranny cannot trample the people
Lest our future succumb to infamy.

Carried: our flag over our enemies
Our land secure as soldiers we buried.

Pray our allegiances will never bend
As we stand firm for American ways.

Let founding principles be cemented
Cured and secure, and forever be set.

Brave as one loyal to God and country
Live committed and resolved to the grave.

Atoned by the soldiers who gave their all
Their names on white crosses and sacred stones.

Sound your commitment, all citizens pledge
To stand resolute and to country bound.

Dread is no option, allegiance required
Make bravery soar and division: dead.

One nation is ours to love and defend
One life is yours and your obligation.

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Laura Leiser May 24, 2024 at 2:18 PM Your poem is a perfect reminder of why we celebrate Memorial Day, Tom. Very patriotic and well written. Have a great weekend! God bless! :) Tom Valles May 28, 2024 at 6:10 AM Laura, thank you for the encouraging words. I think I over stressed the enclosure rhyme scheme and 10-count cadence and lost some of the message I was wanting to convey. You are very kind as always. Blessings to you and yours!