Memory of my grandson at 6 years old
July 4th 2016
cache extra cuteness
courting field of coneflowers
purple purity
cute as button upturned smile
stirs boy’s long hair and wild grass
IN PEACE
When winter in quietness sleeps
not long indoor nights or snowfall deep
not wreaths upon the door nor trees in stark silhouette
not lights in windows bright or the holiday banquet;
not nativity plays nor carols, joyful sung
not presents exchanged nor hallway baubles hung;
but God with us ,Emmanuel
Jesus,come to us,to dwell.
after hymnal style of Tim Dudey-Smith
Note:(ichthys), or XIesoûs Khristós, Theoû Huiós, Sot?r;translates into English as 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior'
I
Full of promise
Hard work, Love,
God, prayer, planning
Yet enjoying America
II
Independence from fear
Freedom from want
Freedom for Cs:
Creation, Children, Conscience
On Independence Day at dusk, the sky I’ll view.
The waxing gibbous moon will be a joy to see.
Then I’ll be thrilled by fireworks of red, white, and blue,
reminding me of where I am and why I’m free.
OH, SAY CAN I SEE,
IT'S INDEPENDENCE DAY,
BORN ON JULY 4, 1776.
THE FOUNDING FATHERS
DECLARED THEIR INDEPENDENCE,
AND A NEW NATION WAS CREATED,
FOR FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY.
LEST WE NOT FORGET THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
THAT LIVED ON THIS LAND FOR CENTURIES,
AND THE SLAVES WHICH EXISTED FOR DECADES.
WE THE PEOPLE,
IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION,
AND A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE,
BY THE PEOPLE,
AND FOR THE PEOPLE.
LET'S CELEBRATE THIS DAY AND ITS HISTORY.
THE WARS FOUGHT FOR OLD GLORY.
LET'S KEEP FIGHTING,
FOR THE FREEDOM OF ALL HUMANITY!
WRITTEN ON JULY 4, 2018.
BY, CHADWICK ANDREW VINCENT
THIS POEM IS DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
There is a tenseness in the air this 4th of July
"Has something changed" we ask as we view the world flashing by
"Are we still the nation that our forefathers had hoped for?"
"Are our enemies of our own making or far away on foreign shores?"
The pride that we have cherished for these past two hundred years plus
Seems to be tarnished by events and we ask "what's happening to us?"'
The issues that divide us as a nation are not insurmountable
But we wonder if the politicians at hand are capable of being accountable
All great nations of the past have imploded from within
Their own worst enemy being greed and the weakness of shallow men
Time is of the essence and the future of a great nation is at hand
Deep within our core we are more than capable of making a stand
Here's hoping that we find the leadership and resolve to answer the cry
So in a thousand years from now our descendants may still say
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY
The summer air hangs still.
Hawk and whippoorwill
Wing mournful down the graying skies…
Hearken to their cries!
And then the faintest breeze
Murmurs in the trees…
And at the Lonesome Place
Spirits sigh in space.
Five years today we were joined to together
in holy union.
In the eyes of God we became one.You as my
bride with me by your side;so lovely and
precious most beautiful than the world.
We pledged our love in the vows we shared;
To be together in love forever till death
do us part.
My love is high I cannot attain to it!
Higher than the highest of all yet- deeper
than the depths of any sea
Wide is the sky,still my love goes beyond
that and reaches farther on.So my Dear-
with all of this I dedicate this day to you.
Happy Anniversary from the one who loves you,
Me.