I was thinking about the state of affairs in our country and remembered this poem I penned in 1969, when I was 14 years old. Lest you think this current insanity is new for our country, let’s remember that we’ve been there/done that and can come back to sanity again! I, for one, am putting positive vibes out that we find our goodness and kindness again, being a Nation with a Heart again!
“Freedom Land” by Jan MacMeekin
America is
strong and proud
standing straight
back erect
apple pie and mom
freedom
Old Glory
blowing free
in the polluted
air to the
tune of broken
heads and
pleading cries
of the poverty stricken
America,
“land of the free
and home of the
brave” –
Live up to your name.