Tuesday, April 3, 2012

This Land was Made for You and Me


Their purple mountain majesties and amber waves of grain
Made me love them so. I’d twirl, I’d sing, and wave my flag:
Oblivious to the fact the song wasn’t intended for me.

I often dream I’ve sailed the ocean blue atop a ship as big as
Imagination to visit the Motherland. I’d hear her voice and sip
Her wisdom. She’d tell me of my heritage: Of Kings, Queens,

And Warriors. I in turn would tell her of my land: a land of the
Noble free. Where music swelled in the breeze and rang from all
The trees. But she never believed me.  So we’d argue.  And I’d

Wake up—angry every time. She’s obviously never felt the joy
That floods my soul like a thousand rivers each time I come into
Contact with my lands’ beauty. Orange and purple striped Skies

That cups its bosom like an eager teenager vowing never to let go.
Yet it always does, and my great land is draped with a curtain of
Flickering lights that wink flirtatiously through the night until dawn.

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