Dear Patriot

Dear Patriot,
Quizmo LaGrande

Did you understand the impact;
Were you surprised at the results?
Did you vision free tomorrows
Through the window of your heart?

Step up, please, Mr. Jefferson,
Mr. Lincoln, Mr. Clark,
Accept the toast of freedom
For which you bravely sought.

To you, dear Martha Washington,
Mr. Adams, Dr. King,
Ms. Parks, Ms. Betsy Ross
You’ve caused our country’s voice to sing!

Cheers, Ms. Maya Angelou,
Mr. Chavez, Dr. Seuss,
Mr. Roosevelt, Walt Whitman,
Through you passion we’ve seen truth.

Hail ye, Philip Sousa,
Mr. Goodman, Mr. Hope,
Ms. Holiday, Red Skelton,
Of your talents we dare boast.

Thank you, Woody Guthrie,
Pocahontas, Mom and Dad.
Red, white and blue in waving,
I proudly raise our flag.

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