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| "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance." -Cicero |
Does it still echo the sound of democracy?
With heightened imagination
Welcomed into the spirit of a question
The essence of a symbol resonates
A call to understanding
To freely think and dream
To conquer mind
To rule emotions
To enjoy health and resiliency
On our Own Terms
Formulate individual expectations
Forged in the wisdom of Consciousness
Never forgetting the value of perspectives
Which ever reveal the true gifts of a nation
With all of its diversity of experiences
Cultures, traditions, histories, narratives
Sculpted in shadow and light
Liberty is celebrated again and again
Hear the growling bears and leaping pink salmon
Majestic moose and ever diligent beavers
Roaring coastal sprays and the silent Rocky Mountains
Windy wheatfields and freshly melting glaciers
Hand moves to heart
The song lifts life towards a cherished ideal
Transcending any piece of geography
Drawn on a map of ownership
The freedom cry of the spirit
Takes us beyond planetary home
Reaches into the realms of the Universal
Which sustains the very essence of Nature
While here on the ground
A dying leaf still glows
In brave red hues
Reminding us to stay true
To the divine spark of life we are
The priviledge to defend it
Sing confidently under the wet boughs of a wild Maple Tree
GF Mar4 /2022
