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South in Liberty |
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In the Carolina foothills,
I sit outside and take my
ease,
content in the night and the cool breeze
Being
one of the protected is the reason why
Overhead, stars
twinkle in the sky
Honeysuckle scent floats on by
I
know a Lady lifts her torch in our harbor
A gift from a
foreign nation, a very different generation,
She stands
through sunshine, storms and ice
Her freedom came at a
price, a mighty price
so willing paid dear by many a
brave soul
forget not their names nor forget their goal
We owe them a debt we can never repay
This liberty we
enjoy was bought with blood,
blood that was shed side by
side, in brotherhood
Across the sea, a debt is owed by
me,
to the ones who stood by our side,
and did not let
us go alone...
So in the warm Carolina night, I ponder
ways to write of their honor...
And in Georgia, an old
soldier paints his soul, in oil,
to the haunting strains
of a saxophone...
God bless us all and keep liberty home |
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By Faye Sizemore
Copyright 2003
Listed
January 22, 2012 |
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About
Author...
Faye Sizemore makes her home in the beautiful foothills of South Carolina with Grant, the love of her life, as well as three dogs, two cats, two parakeets and four nanny goats. Grant is a Vietnam Veteran having served with the US Marines in 1968-69 and is, of course, Faye's muse. Faye is deeply interested in Veterans' Affairs and Veterans' Causes. She is very proud of Grant and her poetry is an off-shoot of that pride.
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