SONNET – THE SONG OF FREEDOM

I wake, I see, I long for always thee!

My life, my mores, my freedom ever be;

A land with liberty abounding there,

Freedom showing inside borders so fair;

Alas, ’twas a vision – some dream of hope,

A spark, the burning – true boldness of scope;

Mine eyes have seen glory – this august plan,

Greater than mortals, and more  grand than man!

A dream, ambitious – to light the whole world,

Noble aim – liberty’s excellent pearl;

The flame which kindles inside chests of man,

Grows stronger, brighter, the harder she’s banned;

So wake, and see, the tree of liberty,

She lives and breathes, when men yearn to be free!

PTR June 12, 2010

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