RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICA
The Dawning
A thousand years of rage
Sorrow guilt and accusation
Vanished in the dawning age
The birth of a new nation
And we are like our country
We were founded on ideals
A dream we could not reach
And how it made us feel
A burden lifted from our shoulders
We no longer need to fight
We have found as we grow older
We can keep the dream in sight
All this in one election
That must now be sustained
No backsteps and no defections
It cannot have been in vain
For the dawning is a blessing
To all who gave their vow
Who learned that long hard lesson
The time for change is now
Let freedom ring across the land
Let there be a celebration
Strike up those famous marching bands
For the dawning of our nation
