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Assembly of Liberty
by Roger W Hancock
Steel barrel, hammer forged,
blacksmith’s craft of strength.
Grit grinds smoothing mettle,
colonial, courage and gall.
Sight for trigger, future vision,
each lone part, a piece of whole.
Assembling binds together,
colonial consensus builds.
Stock of wood, shoulder set,
carved, smoothed by hand.
Major players set the standard,
colonial citizens gather.
Lead, constitutions, declarations,
forms each lethal globe.
Small dose of powdered strength,
colonial brews a powder keg.
Strike of Flint, sparks last straw,
ignites fires of a grand design.
Musket delivers to its mark,
colonial fortitude, our liberty.
© December 9, 2004, Roger W Hancock,
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Freedom Is Not Free
by Roger W Hancock
America! America! Arms open wide for you and me,
America, land of the free, with responsibility
Foundations must be taught, to learn true liberty,
to learn that freedom is not free.
We have rights, the right to do right.
Freedom to be stupid… freedom to be wrong.
We have freedom to insist our selfish wants.
Insist our selfish wants upon the land of the free.
America! America! Arms open wide for you and me,
America, land of the free, with responsibility.
Foundations must be taught, to learn true liberty,
to learn that freedom is not free.
Right to be free . . . No responsibility,
thinking only of our own selfish wants.
Forget the Constitution, forget our Declaration,
foundation set before . . . restrict my selfish wants.
America! America! Arms open wide for you and me,
America, land of the free, with responsibility.
Foundations must be taught, to learn true liberty,
to learn that freedom is not free.
Wake up people, liberty is a sacrifice.
Listen to our founders, hear the words of freedom.
Freedom can destroy our liberty.
Liberty is not easy, Liberty is not free.
America! America! Arms open wide for you and me,
America, land of the free, with responsibility.
Foundations must be taught, to learn true liberty,
to learn that freedom is not free.
Copyright, July 4, 2004 Roger W
Hancock www.PoetPatriot.com
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Tax Master
by Roger W Hancock
Such
liberty we have… the land of the free,
to
travel to learn, travel for ‘bout anything.
Liberty
from unjust search and seizure,
that
criminals are given far too much birth.
Black,
white, gray the issue’s pattern,
of
light and shadow to cloud our way.
Responsibility
of freedom keeps liberty,
restriction
of freedom maintains rights.
Taxes
on this and more on that as waters,
warm
by the spider’s invite to socialism.
Slave
to the paycheck, now ‘bout half;
oppression
of slavery, modern taxation.
Copyright, July 26, 2004 Roger W
Hancock www.PoetPatriot.com
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Ronald
Reagan
by Roger W Hancock
An
actor, orator, fortieth President,
Ronald
Reagan, man of many paths.
From
Democrat to Republican, a neo-con,
to
follow foundations set before.
A
man who held firm to principle,
regardless
political repercussions.
A
man who worried not ‘bout legacy,
that
history would record what’s right.
The
lies about the economy of then,
now
he’s gone the light is shown.
Tax
breaks stirred the economy,
which
then increased tax revenues.
A
legacy set by history,
truth
of strength by action.
Partisan
bickering set aside,
the
world now sees the greatness.
Ronald
Reagan man among great men,
deserves
his rest, deserves respect.
President
Ronald Reagan, inspiration,
now
sits among America’s greats.
ÓCopyright
June 9, 2004 Roger W Hancock
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Long
Flight to Eagle
by Roger W Hancock
Young boy looking up to brother scout,
becomes a Tiger Scout himself.
Oh so proud yet oh so young,
with more to learn ahead.
Cub Scouts learn the basics of,
common courtesy, honesty, and honor.
Bobcat, Wolf and Bear Packs;
led by Mom and Dad to teach,
with fun the Cub Scout pledge.
Then the boy begins to work,
when he graduates to Webelos.
He learns to work together with,
the other boys to learn.
Then together they earn the right,
as Boy Scouts to plan their missions.
Dad sit back as observer,
advisor of young men.
Then in disciplined Boy Scout training,
this boy fulfilled requirements.
A stern regimen for an Eagle Scout,
to reveal the man inside.
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Eagle Scout
Honors
by Roger W Hancock
A
young lad led by dad,
American
Boy Scout discipline.
Survival
trained yet young,
for
the wild and on the streets.
His
initiative, courteousness,
perseverance
strong.
Young
lad learns the ways of . . .
honesty,
integrity, honor.
Now
to him an honor given,
requirements
all fulfilled.
Just
a lad when began,
young
man now through trial,
has
earned his Eagle Badge.
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May 13, 2004
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Rose of Liberty
by Roger W Hancock
The
beauty rose so sweet,
America’s
flowered scent.
Red
reminds price paid,
Brave
blood sacrificed.
All-time
love’s symbol,
Now
the rose of liberty.
White
rose to show,
Purity
of free foundations.
Admire
and remember,
America’s
rose of liberty.
Ó
Copyright March 6, 2004
Roger W Hancock
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“
W
“
by
Roger W Hancock
George
W. Bush,
Up
from Texas way.
Some
say he’s cowboy,
Others
say a rancher.
Not
perfect by any means,
Does
not claim to be.
Decisive
as a noose,
Calls
out evil’s actions.
As
movie cowboys past,
Spade,
he calls a spade.
Might
is right enforced,
This
man understands.
As
the Wild of the West,
Anarchy
reigns the East.
Firm
hand keeps the peace,
Upon
weapon bluff to call.
U.S.
Marshall got Saddam,
In
the Wild, Wild East.
Ó
Copyright February 25,
2004 Roger W Hancock
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