"The skies, dusking towards
night; the heat, slowly idling
down. Anticipation, however,
revs up. Even the flag
snaps back to attention
(as if it ever
relaxed its guard). Daylight
strobes on stalks of fire
launched upwards, mingles
with the stars, shudders the
very ground underfoot -- I
love the sound, the sight, the
feel of freedom. Each flash,
each boom, reminds me of
the price paid so we could
have an Independence Day."
AMEN!! WONDERFUL patriotism rings forth in your soul-stirring words! VERY nice; well done, Karla! And the picture just complements your poem perfectly! Happy Fourth of July to you, and thank YOU for YOUR service so we could be free today! SALUTE!!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :D
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A delightful story of a needy family of squirrels who are kicked out of their village, because of their tattered clothes and nests.
Abandoned and in search of friends to accept them, they travel many roads of r
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Abandoned and in search of friends to accept them, they travel many roads of r
What began as Songs of the Angelic Gaze in the summer of 2006 continued the following year as The Bridge of Silver Wings, and developed even further two years after that into The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009. Whether readers describe it as a conversa
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Michelle~
night; the heat, slowly idling
down. Anticipation, however,
revs up. Even the flag
snaps back to attention
(as if it ever
relaxed its guard). Daylight
strobes on stalks of fire
launched upwards, mingles
with the stars, shudders the
very ground underfoot -- I
love the sound, the sight, the
feel of freedom. Each flash,
each boom, reminds me of
the price paid so we could
have an Independence Day."
AMEN!! WONDERFUL patriotism rings forth in your soul-stirring words! VERY nice; well done, Karla! And the picture just complements your poem perfectly! Happy Fourth of July to you, and thank YOU for YOUR service so we could be free today! SALUTE!!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :D