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Fourth of July Night
The little boat at anchor in black water sat
murmuring to the tall black sky.
A white sky bomb fizzed on a black line.
A rocket hissed it's red signature into the west.
Now a shower of Chinese fire alphabets,
A cry of flower pots broken in flames,
A long curve to a purple spray,
three violet balloons—
Drips of seaweed tangled in gold,
shimmering symbols of mixed numbers,
Tremulous arrangements of cream gold folds of
a bride's wedding gown—
A few sky bombs spoke their pieces,
then velvet dark.
The little boat at anchor in black water sat
murmuring to the tall black sky.
by Carl Sandburg
 The poem above was written by Carl
Sandburg. Please click HERE to read other
poems by this great Poet.
O BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain;
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood,
From sea to shining sea.
O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness,
And every gain divine.
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam,
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self control,
Thy liberty in law.
by Katharine L. Bates
Words: Katharine L. Bates, 1904.
Music: “Materna,” Samuel A. Ward, 1882
The impressive cover art above was taken
from the book Spirit Warrior by Cassie Edwards.
~ Cover Art by Jon Paul Studios ~
~ Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing ~
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Thank you Cindy for these beautiful scans!
