The Patriot's Dream
The patriot's dream remembers its fathers
And it dreams for its children to come
It waves the flag
And gets ragtag
Whenever it hears freedom's drum
We live in a land of patriots
I count them on every hand
They come by ones
They come by twos
They come to join our band
When you hear the call of freedom
Answer with a patriot's march
Step lightly and lively
Step quick and precisely
Step under liberty's arch
News Travels Fast
Monday, March 18, 2024
Sunday, March 17, 2024
If the Messengers Bail
Better to be a voice that's not heard
Than a voice that's not offered
Better to have them turn a deaf ear
Than to fail to say what needs to be authored
The ears of the land grow weary of Trump
It's all that they ever hear
The ears of our nation want to move on
Away from him they want to steer
But the threat remains
And its depth retains
All the urgency it's ever had
And the message will continue to be failing
If the messengers are bailing
From reporting how Trump is bad
I Give You My Regard
Is it expecting too much from one of us,
even from all of us?
Oh, you know the expectation --
or do you?
We must study the candidates
Know them through and through
A little much for me
A little much for you
There's just so much to unload
about Trump and Biden, too
Trump -- four criminal cases,
ninety-one charges
Toss in civil cases
Just so much to know
you could haul it in on barges
Now, tell me,
do you know the status of each case
and what it 's all about?
Do you know enough to judge
whether he's a hero or a lout?
Now, bring in Joe Biden
Let him take the stand
Let him defend himself
from accusations throughout the land
Being a knowledgeable voter
has never been so hard
So if you are succeeding,
I give you my regard
Saturday, March 16, 2024
You Choose
You choose your freedom by your strength
It's not for those who are weak
The weak person soon succumbs
Gives in to what rulers seek
The weak person never sees tyranny coming
For his friends assure him things are safe
And like a yes-man he follows Donald Trump
Believing him a hero in a hero's cape
Friday, March 15, 2024
Lead a Horse to Water
The old phrase, Looking at the sun and denying that it's there
Yes, that comes to mind
The sun is up there, but sometimes it's almost as if we are blind
Or there's the thought, You can lead a horse to water,
but you cannot make it drink
Oh, I wish we could entice Americans to really think
Bless them all, the millions of Americans
But cannot they see Donald Trump's shenanigans?
What of the ninety-one criminal counts?
Well then the courts must be corrupt, they announce
What of the two times he was impeached?
They respond that those were decisions politically reached
What of the conviction for sexual assault?
Not the truth -- he has no such fault
What then of the insurrection? Surely you see that
No, it wasn't an insurrection they say and their eyes barely bat
But didn't he say immigrants are polluting the blood of America?
Don't worry, they reply, that is just so much hysteria
Yes, you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink
And you cannot convince them Trump is bad,
though you try until you're pink