Friday, July 04, 2008
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Independence
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The Essential Neil Diamond
By Neil Diamond
see relatedFor RakkaRay, JustMeAndy, Buddly47, Basilwire, and Flatpick46...I am honored to know you and count you among my friends.
fantastic fireworks
watching and wondering
while free children
take liberty for grantedan explosive spectrum
of celebration
that sounds more like
gunfire than revelryI would gladly
stand up
next to you, I think,
holding my neighbors handsinging, swaying,
hands over hearts
I smell the smoke of
red glare and rockets
my eyes see what
my soul already knows:
these united states--the
greatest country of all timeHave a wonderful holiday, Xangans!
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You too! Be safe!
Happy 4th. Have a good night.
Wow, that was completely awesome. What an enormous debt of gratitude we owe those who fought to keep us free and those who laid down their lives for us . . . people they never knew. I think you did a fantastic job summing it all up. Happy 4th, Saadia.
@adventofreason - You too, Sweetheart--I've been thinking about you all day. I'm so happy you and your sweet Katy are doing well.
Ours used to be July 4th too. Now, it is Filipino-American Friendship Day. Anyway, I just let my Father dream of a beautiful America during his last days in the hospital. I did not even show him his last letter from the USVA telling him he had an increase of $5 in his monthly compensation, making it $105 in all - not enough for his medicine and other expenses. Well, he got his freedom at last, on the 17th of January, 2005.
Ryc:Yay!
happy 4th of july. ^^ and enjoy the fireworks!
What a beautiful & amazing poem of gratitude & celebration!!!
Wishing ya'll a spectacular fourth of July Celebration...
P.S. I especially love where you wrote, "my eyes see what my soul already knows".
Your imagery is grand...& you can feel your poem, too. Exquisite.
Enjoy the 4th. Now I don't have to watch fireworks your poem set the scene for me and that was all I needed today. Cheers
Have a wonderful day with family and friends. Happy Fourth!
You are good at writing poems also!
Happy 4th of July, Saadia. Have a good weekend.
dan
@buddly47 - Man!!! I think you need to be my PR person!!! Thanks for helping me spread the word about lavish/luscious. Hope you have a great weekend!
Aw, I'm touched by your dedication! You sure have become a great Xanga friend and I am continually amazed by your art. Good rousing poem for the Fourth! I have to admit that I'm ambivalent about fireworks so I don't know if we'll be taking any in tonight. But it is nice to have a holiday to appreciate new and old friends. Enjoy your Fourth.
happppy 4 th of july to you !
ryc: thanks! those would be reallly welcome!
Wonderful words, Saadia. How we take our great good fortune to live in this country for granted. Should we all be more aware - and grateful. Thanks.
Hope you are having a wonderful day.
Sandra
Taking liberty for granted - how true that is for many of us. Well done.
And the same to you, Saadia.
I heart you too, lovely. Have a wonderful july 4th night.
We should never take the United States for granted as it could sink in the sea one morning as did Atlantis. Love to you, have the best 4th ever. Judi
Yes firewords are always nice.