Two thousand O O Nine... a decline...
Another Romish Empire!
Darkness over "Middle Ages"!

Where those barbaric ways and civilization,
As I knew them have sunk?
Is it true , Lief, found Vineland
At the fifty-sixth parallel,
And my “enlightenment” will come?

Wearing, like Polo, I must venture out!
Waving new ideas and the wares to improve mine...
Navigation from this point forward!
O’ Prince Henry would be proud!

Cabotage around in a Cape of Good Hope
And discover a New World!... Columbus!
Cortez may invade me, but, here I am
Already in Saint Augustine!

Converting me to Catholicism isn’t an issue,
Besides, my heart is in good shape...
Although, the taxation is still high!

Where is New Amsterdam?
– This Dutch wants to know!
I’ll inhale Mayflower like a Pilgrim,
Accepting gladly, the adventure,
But I know... I know... The Sugar Act has to go!

Thank God the Red coats were vanquished,
The Intolerable Acts were declared unconstitutional,
I continue... but the Declaration of Rights
And Grievances never helped anyone!

Paine has common sense... and my pen praises
The Zinger Trial and Ben... So, I write!
They had their Tom to indite their Declaration!
I have a Tom, on MySpace,(*) to carry mine...
Not to mention, Matt on Authorsden! (**)

No battles in my Bunker Hill, and, this bitter winter
forges over, newer valleys, yet I’m facing
another Shay’s Rebellion... The coinage system at work...
Asking, “How much do I weigh?”
No!... “How much do I owe?”
A Three-Fifths Compromise is at hand,
Walla! I’m figuring into a checks and balance system!
Oh!... and Obama is my President!

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(**) – Matt: – Matthew Miller is the president and founder of AuthorsDen.com. "Where authors and readers come together..."

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Kimmy Van Kooten