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SuMMer FlOweRs iN fRagRanT CoLors
bEauTy ThAt WoUlD bRiNG
tEArS Of JoY tO a ChIld’s eYe’s
iN ComPrEheNsiOn oF d’WoNder Of God
jUsT MayBe To eAse ReFlecTion’s
oF sUch LiKe D’wOnder YeAr’s
sOmewhAT AS a vAnGOH WaTeRl1ly can
oR iNspiRation LikE a SAtre aS a FoRiegnEr in AlGiers
sPRouT1Ng Liberat1ON as DisSent
w1ThOut The HeAd oFF a KiNg r QuEEn GarrOted
tHoUgh aDmItt1Ng PaSSion CaN mOve
rEs1stAnce HoTTer ThaN JuLy 4th FiRewOrks
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oF a MarCh
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D’LiKeS ThAt rEnDeRed fReeDom wHen OnCe
tHeRe wEre SlAves Of PhAroAh
tHe sYmBol Of remembrance
lIke tHe ObElisk’s retRived as a BaCkdRop
iN appRec1Ation oF nAtUral delight 1n
NiCe ThIngs ThaT Give PlEaSure To ThE eYe’s
UnDer God BeHeLd By MaN
wItHoUt tHe eFFiEL aS pAsTiChe
Of RoManCe
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‘R MaYbe tHe GOodT1Mes Of a SoUtHeRn wAlTz
dOne By A cOuNtRee sInGer On CMT
MiTTerAnD yEaRS
W1Th ConFiDenCe Of FrEEdoM FrIes
A BuNch oF PrOmISE
LiKe ThaT aT BraNdenBuRg GaTe
wHich GaVe HoPe To a NaTiOn
aNd CoMfOrt To ThE wOrld
OnLy aS IrIsh FrEEdom DisseNt CaN iNspIre
iN an AmEr1cAn dReam
BaY w1ThOut ReNdErInG Of p1g’s MiRed In DeaTh
pRoTeCt1on oF An1mAl’s rIgHT’S
a Vet’S CaRe For pReVent1On Of NeEdless hArM
CuRe iN MoDerN tIMeS
As AN EnD To a PreHisToric ScrOuNge
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cAst By SOOthsaYer’s Of DooM n DarMnaTion
VisIon ThInG aS a aLtErnat1Ve sTrut
wIth The HeART TO rEnder MeRcy
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BrOtHeR’S n SiSta’s
wIth LoVe too FrOm a CuBe PrOdUcTion n CoalTraNe
vIa SoUlTraIn r’ShAnAna
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N’ bUiLd a NaTiOn Not On NoTiOn oF HaRm
r DisPlaCement Of OtHer’s AS iLLeGal ReNdiTion
tHat made sTarVat1on wHen ThE rOUbLE Burst
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To RiD a NaTion Of UnIty
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That Made ThE IrIsh Isles a LaNd Of peace wItHoUt
tHe AppEaseMent of ChamBerLain
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rEfLecTiVe Of a CoUntree BuIlt tO DeFeNd
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WaRFare
like d’MarCh ThAt seT a LoNg wAlk oF ReConsTrUcTion
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Just LiKE tOkyo n KowlooN NoT fOrGEttING pAttEn’S Old HAunT As LasT bASTIoN OF gREat BrItaIn MoDeRNiSED aS HoNgKoNg w1ThoUt DoMinAtion
By IllEGAl ReNdItION As a NeW-wAtChdOg RuLe
To rEfLeCT a NuWoRld OrDer
uNiTed KiNgdOm BuIlT lEgaCyWiTHoUT sERViTUDE
Just LiKE The FrEnCh supported ThE bIrTh oF a New nATion KwOn aS AmErIca For ThE bIrTH OF uNiTED stAtes
On The pReMiSE Of LiBerTy, FrEEdom n EquAlIty
So wHen ThE fIrEWoRks LiTE Up
oN d’FoUrTh aRoUnd God’s Own CoUnTree
WiTh a ToAst To MellEnCamP n D’BosS
iT ‘sUre wOuLd Be NiCe To LeT FrEEdOm RiNG
lIkE RAyGun diD AfTer BeRuIt
wIth a F1nGer To PoaChER’s oF wAr N dArInG dEaTh’S
wHen He BrOuGht ThE tROOp’s HoMe
sAfE fRoM HaRm
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Of HarAkIri wItHoUt HoNoUr
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r’ MiGht FoR aChY aChY hEArts
wHen DiRtY dEEd’s wERe DoNe DiRt CheaP
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rEpHrasIng n’ ReMixINg ViCtoRY
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Of Flag’s Of FaTHer’s
with rEspeCt tO eNd suffering n’ InJusTice
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D’aMeRiCAn wAy
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As AcId TrIll
wIth a WaY of CoUrage , ComPaSSion n HumiLity SuCH As dEnVer’s CAn Do On AppLe’s wAy
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iN nEEd fOr D1FFrEnT StRokEs
wIth LoVinG ArMS FoR StRANgER’S
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aS a CoLuMn Of CoLoNial MiGhT
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aS OrAnge ClOud OnLy To DeStrOy
wHen AmEr1caN PrIde
WaS UnItED TO bUILd A WoRLD
Not d1vIsible bY sKin CoLOr
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N tHe mIgHT OF A bEEsTiNG FlOAtING aBoVE ScOrN WiTH hUMiLItY tHAt CoUld Not Be CavEd In uNdERNEAth
tHe MoThER Of PROvocaTiON’S AS A sTiNg RaY
wIth An iNdEpendEnCe oF M1gHt LiKe ThaT Of KaiChek
n’ ThE hUmilIity Of PoWer wHich dId NoT eNd a NaT1on sUch aS TaiWan
iN iLLeGal rEndItion oF PoaCh1Ng bY wAr FaRe
aS pRiDe n’ FuN fUn FuN
ON 4TH Of JuLy
BuRniNg FiREWoRK’S lIkE A rEbel
But HoisTiNg The Old GlOry aFloat
FuRtHer ThaN ThE wInd Had WiNgs To sTriDe
A NaTiOn UnBowed To FeaR
wIth a CouRage That CaNNot Be ChaIned DoWn
aS d’ FreeDom WaLk
HiGh aS oNlyThE sTAr’s n StRipes CaN HoLd aLoFt
In ReMemBraNce Of ToIl’s n SaCrIfiCes
wIth baRbeceAu’s tO FeeD tHe PooR
wIthOut BrEaKinG tHe hAvE’S
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n’ TrIcKed OuT CaR’s
rEcYcLed ExHIbIt Of DeTroIt HiGh’s
N ‘l1Ne dAnciNG FeeL Good MeLodies
AmErIca iS ReBuIlt, ReBiRth ReVisOned To Be
CeLeBratED EVERy 4th oF JulY
WiTH fAnFare n FunFarE LiKe No CoUntree CaN
SiMpLy B’CaUse
ThEre iS No OtHer
GoD’S oWn cOnUnTREE
WiTh lOve n HoPe FoR All ManKiNd
aS D’gReaTeSeT dEmOcRaCy In ThE wOrLD
SuCh As ThaT Of ThE uNiTeD STAtES