Freedom’s Flag: The Earth’s Light

A holiday poem in honor of our troops - a patriotic poem.

The Stars and Stripes soars
Marveled and supremely magical
Above the grounds
Of hundreds of thousands
Of enterprising structures
And artifices…
America, host to numerous
Religious, cultural, spiritual,
And worldwide sporting events,
Providing food, shelter, and gifts
To the underprivileged and hardworking;
The governments and radical factions
Of hostile nations
Seeking to obliterate our way of life
By fomenting a violent destruction
And retribution against our idealistic measures. 
Equality and justice narrow abusively
Into scrutinized acts of horror;
And the nation becomes plunged into arenas
Of solution-seeking tasks
And vigilant oversight
Across many vengeful and death-defying
Landscapes, in imperiled preparation
For our enemies’ lethal
And predicated strikes…

Our armed forces service
Men and women,
The most powerful troops,
A magnificent fighting force,
Forever standing tall
In the face of imminent danger
And prodigious harm -
Provisioning an ambitious
And courageous defense
Of our bold and industrious nation -
The heightened ethics and codes of excellence
Of scaled and strident communication
And valor;
The fearless morals of humility,
Dedication, and pride,
In absolute happiness and steadfast unity.
A determination and will representing
The patriotic flag of freedom
High above the Earth
In the sacred and hallowed clouds
Of this glorious planet…