O' Say Can You See

O' say can you see
the unity in me

from ambers waves of grain
to zambia bearing ten different names

from sea to shining sea
to the mountains of Fugi

unity is for me

O Lord I thank thee
I thank thee

from a boy to the man
someday I hope he'll understand

that unity comes with a brand
o such a different kind of brand

so I thank my lucky stars
even from this land so far
that my ears were ajar
and let unity be my driver by far 

so stand up and show your fellowman
that unity can come from even a smaller  man
playing on fields of dry sands
giving it their all that they can
standing and saluting to a cups stand
winning it all for their country's land
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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August 11, 2009 at 4:00 AM
Thanks for your welcome blog comments today Katherine.Rgds Brian
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August 9, 2009 at 10:38 AM
It is Sunday afternoon here and I am so happy to share this time reading your fantastic poetry Katherine. Love, Carol
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August 8, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Different. Sara
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