Labor Day Poem

The broad 
masses 
    of the American 
people 
   celebrate on Labor day 
        the efforts 
            that 
            the 
          hard working 
people 
       of the past 
have made
  to build a 
better place 
     for those descendants to 
live in 
  This Labor Day
reflect on the 
   struggles that 
we've gone through 
   over the last 
couple of hundred years 
   The late Studs Terkel 
knew this well 
    He is gone 
but left a legacy for us 
   Whatever you do for a living 
    you should be honored on 
               this day 
   and take a minute or two
to think about 
   those how have 
       struggled 
   so that the rest of us 
 can have a better life 
HAPPY LABOR DAY

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 9/4/2014 9:01:00 PM
hey, my mom was in labor with her firstborn this day. That is the day I was born on!! So I have two birthdays, Monday and which ever day of the week my number is on!!! Love this.
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Date: 9/4/2014 4:34:00 PM
Enjoyed this great celebratory write from you Matthew..'
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Date: 9/3/2014 8:51:00 PM
Matt, hi .. thank you for the awesome visit. I know labor day is all for the better. I will take what I can enjoy, a great full poem my friend.. LINDA
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Date: 9/2/2014 4:19:00 PM
nice poem, matthew! i think most people don't even think about what the holiday means and you've done a fine job of reminding us...
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