Forget-Me-Not Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 My FlagOh my dear flag, you mean to me More than I can describe Emotions deep within my soul Your beauty doth imbibe Your splendid colors stand alone To move the mind and heart To help us rise above ourselves And greater things impart In children's hands you're tightly clasped As marching bands pass by You're raised on porch and building front On mast and tower high Upon the moon, so far away Each passing day and night You stand as silent sentinel Though far beyond our sight You've led soldiers into battle Given courage amidst war You've been draped, a shroud, on caskets As our fallen men we bore You've been the inspiration To each patriot heart that beats And when peace has come you've been there As we danced in city streets I think of all the lands and seas Where you have stately flown Majestic in your quiet strength A symbol of our home A home, a land, where we are free To live and work and love A land where each is given place To worship God above That God, who giveth freedom To the minds and souls of men Who would, in wisdom, have us free To serve a nobler end My flag, Our Flag, what other sight Can give the heart such thrill? For freedom's cause, to us, you live and breathe And ever willWith tomorrow being flag day I thought I'd share. I've always loved my country's flag from as far back as I can remember as a very small child, but came to write this poem after being asked to write something in honor of it for a flag retiring ceremony in 2002. It was one of the most difficult poems I've done because of the deep emotions it brought on and I wept all through the writing of it. Very emotional writing task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 I'm not sure how I missed this earlier. Beautiful, beautiful. I truly loved this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Thank you Pam. I'd never had occasion to attend a flag retiring ceremony until the year I was asked to write this poem for one held during a 4th of July celebration. It was a very solemn, moving, thing to witness. One which couldn't help but instill an even deeper love and reverence for our flag and something I wish every American could experience at least once in their lifetime. Here's a link with several boy scout flag retiring ceremonies listed. If anyone has an opportunity to attend one, or has charge of arranging a patriotic program for church or community, I would encourage considering it. Boy Scout Flag Retirement Ceremonies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron65 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 I agree with Pam, this is a lovely write, well crafted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Thank you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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