Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

To Recall and Restore Our Freedoms

American soldiers have given their lives
    in war after war after war after war
  Be they in the Army, in the Navy
    in the Air Force or the Marine Corps

  For four constitutional freedoms
    they made the ultimate sacrifice
    Freedom of Speech, of the Press
    Freedom of Religion, of Assembly 
         the right to petition and redress

  Rightly do we honor the fallen heroes
    who've nobly defended our country's ideals
  But it is on us who remain to preserve what we've cherished
    not to forgo them in tawdry backroom deals

  Yet it seems that is just what we've done for the past 60 years
    What began as 'cultural revolution' has morphed into fascism and fear
  Can we this Memorial Day recall and restore our vaunted freedoms
    ere they vanish in dusky corridors of abandoned museums?

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Robert L. Hinshaw May 29, 2023 at 3:38 PM Splendid verse, dear friend. Hope all is going well with you - Bob H Gershon Wolf May 29, 2023 at 6:28 PM Bob, I appreciate your visit, and I also hope that all is well with you... As for me, I have what Cassius called the 'Falling Sickness' in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. ~ June Swoon Coming

Kim Rodrigues May 28, 2023 at 7:22 PM Recall and restore is a must! What some call freedom is not. Freedom has morals, character, God. When freedom is absent violence, chaos and crazy ensue. When this happens common sense means nothing at all. God restore our true freedom! Gershon Wolf May 28, 2023 at 9:10 PM Amen, sister! Thanks for the spot-on comment. Appreciated.