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Patriots' Day

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Concord Hymn
BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON


By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world.

The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.

On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set today a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.

Spirit, that made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.
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I might be considered by some as foe but I admire the fight for freedom as much as you guys....good poem... :wink:
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What was the song that was playing during the surrender at Yorktown?
The world turned upside down! :roll:
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Pretty cool reminder.

...and....pretty sure Gamekeeper would have been on the freedom-loving side... 8)
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AJMD429 wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:23 pm Pretty cool reminder.

...and....pretty sure Gamekeeper would have been on the freedom-loving side... 8)
Yes sir.....no Red Coat for me..
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Not many pay any attention to Patriot's Day. Mine was one of the very few homes in this neighborhood with one of these displayed:

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She flies over my house almost every day.
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