Fate(Gaston Gros)

Fate is it something we make,

Fate in who we are & what we fake.

Fate to believe in what we make.

Fate but not being able to have a date,

Fate and wishing I knew the path to take.

Fate is it who we are & what we create.

Samantha Cooney

They Did Their Share(Gaston Gros)

On Veteran’s Day we honor
Soldiers who protect our nation.
For their service as our warriors,
They deserve our admiration.

Some of them were drafted;
Some were volunteers;
For some it was just yesterday;
For some it’s been many years;

In the jungle or the desert,
On land or on the sea,
They did whatever was assigned
To produce a victory.

Some came back; some didn’t.
They defended us everywhere.
Some saw combat; some rode a desk;
All of them did their share.

No matter what the duty,
For low pay and little glory,
These soldiers gave up normal lives,
For duties mundane and gory.

Let every veteran be honored;
Don’t let politics get in the way.
Without them, freedom would have died;
What they did, we can’t repay.

We owe so much to them,
Who kept us safe from terror,
So when we see a uniform,
Let’s say "thank you" to every wearer.

By Joanna Fuchs

I, Too BY LANGSTON HUGHES

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.

They send me to eat in the kitchen

When company comes,

But I laugh,

And eat well,

And grow strong.

Tomorrow,

I’ll be at the table

When company comes.

Nobody’ll dare

Say to me,

“Eat in the kitchen,”

Then.

Besides,

They’ll see how beautiful I am

And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

Eagle Plain BY ROBERT FRANCIS

The American eagle is not aware he is

the American eagle. He is never tempted

to look modest.

When orators advertise the American eagle’s

virtues, the American eagle is not listening.

This is his virtue.

He is somewhere else, he is mountains away

but even if he were near he would never

make an audience.

The American eagle never says he will serve

if drafted, will dutifully serve etc. He is

not at our service.

If we have honored him we have honored one

who unequivocally honors himself by

overlooking us.

He does not know the meaning of magnificent.

Perhaps we do not altogether either

who cannot touch him.

Tall And Free

By Roger W Hancock (Gilbert Noel)


Towers standing tall and free,

within, movers, shakers of affluence.

Symbols of a vibrant economy,

to the world with freedom's influence.



From the evil of a misguided culture,

spreading hate of zealot destruction.

Killing in a land thought secure,

purpose lost in their aggression.



Towers now gone, a pile of rubble,

six thousand killed by assassins' hate.

In all of America freedom excels,

to it's demise, no one can orchestrate.



We will rebuild, paid from our affluence,

decisions to make affecting the world.

Symbols again with stronger defense,

freedom reigns in our pride renewed.



America has always stood tall, free and proud,

adversity reveals our weakness to solve.

For freedom's security we'll shout aloud,

resistance only strengthens... our resolve.

The Heroes

 By Roger W Hancock (Gilbert Noel)



Some Heroes obvious, some unsung,

their lives and health, tempting fate.

Vulnerable in tasks for our civilization,

few glories for their life's profession.



The Service men in our Armed Forces,

the cause be sure for freedom's sake.

For their family, strangers, citizens all,

few medals show their life's duress.



The policeman whose life is in peril,

by high-speed chase, gunfight ensued.

The simple traffic stop may kill,

few medals show the dangers faced.



The man who is trained as a fireman,

to save our lives, our homes from fire.

The first on scene when aid in need,

few medals show each hazardous deed.



The utilities that keep our comfort whole,

power and phone, the men on poles.

Sewage, garbage disposed for health,

no recognition for the civilian fight.



The many others whose work obscure,

performing tasks with risks not yours.

Construction, or the viral flu to cure,

no medals glory for the civilian plight.

Patriotism (What is Patriotism? & States)

What Is Patriotism
Francis Duggan

What is patriotism you are asking me

Though with the answer I give you perhaps you may not agree

With what on patriotism I do have to say

You win some and lose some life can be that way,

The meaning of patriotism I struggle to understand

But I know it goes further than love of Homeland

Or fighting under your Homeland's flag far from your Homeshore

Aggression and patriotism are different on that need one say more

Of their Nation's military might and sporting heroes so called patriots brag

But there's more to patriotism than the love of a flag

True patriots love their Homeland and people and good will with all races share

And true patriots sad to say as always are rare

And true patriots it does seem of prejudices free

And they seem very different to the likes of you and me.

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The States
Edgar Guest

There is no star within the flag

That's brighter than its brothers,

And when of Michigan I brag,

I'm boasting of the others.

Just which is which no man can say —

One star for every state

Gleams brightly on our flag today,

And every one is great.

The stars that gem the skies at night

May differ in degree,

And some are pale and some are bright,

But in our flag we see

A sky of blue wherein the stars

Are equal in design;

Each has the radiance of Mars

And all are yours and mine.

The glory that is Michigan's

Is Colorado's too;

The same sky Minnesota spans,

The same sun warms it through;

And all are one beneath the flag,

A common hope is ours;

Our country is the mountain crag,

The valley and its flowers.

The land we love lies far away

As well as close at hand;

He has no vision who would say:

This state's my native land.

Though sweet the charms he knows the best,

Deep down within his heart

The farthest east, the farthest west

Of him must be a part.

There is no star within the flag

That's brighter than its brothers;

So when of Michigan I brag

I'm boasting of the others.

We share alike one purpose true;

One common end awaits;

We must in all we dream or do

Remain United States.