Heart of Whimsy !

April 21, 2013    Tyranny! Unsuspected seed of freedom.    We acknowledge you our sire.    An earnest rage you kindle when you bend our knee with fire.    Terror!  Without your specter, we easily forget.    Complacently we fritter about in doltish bliss.    Humanity, why must luminance of good require this?    Yet know that freedom's mettle, you forge with each assault.    Each witless volley cast upon our shore,    Steels Truth's resolve, our lifeblood all the more.    You cannot shake us. Not by word, nor with violent act.    We will endure in sacrifice and tears.    You will not break us. We do not yield to fear.    We are Liberty.    Our faith is elemental.     No evil will destroy us. Our nobility is quintessential.    We are strong, America! From shore to plain to peak.    We are just, America. Veracity ...

I do not roar. I do not dazzle. I do not fill coliseums with fire and frenzy. I arrive without fanfare. Just a whisper that lingers longer than thunder. I am the crack in the gilded mask. The echo when applause fades. The child who asks, “Why?” and won’t stop asking. They do not cheer for me— not at first. I ask too much. I do not flatter. I do not soothe. But I endure. I do not need the stage. I walk the back roads, hold the hands of the wounded, sit with those no one sees. I am what survives when the crown is ash and the banners burn in the wind. They say you cannot kill a lie with truth. That is a half-truth. Because I do not kill. I wait. I return. And when I rise, it is always morning.

   Tyranny! Unsuspected seed of freedom.    We acknowledge you our sire.    An earnest rage you kindle when you bend our knee with fire.    Terror!  Without your specter, we easily forget.    Complacently we fritter about in doltish bliss.    Humanity, why must luminance of good require this?    Yet know that freedom's mettle, you forge with each assault.    Each witless volley cast upon our shore,    Steels Truth's resolve, our lifeblood all the more.    You cannot shake us. Not by word, nor with violent act.    We will endure in sacrifice and tears.    You will not break us. We do not yield to fear.    We are Liberty.    Our faith is elemental.    No evil will destroy us. Our nobility is quintessential.    We are strong, America! From shore to plain to peak.    We are just, America. Veracit...

Would you die for your country For your faith in your God Would you pledge allegiance That truth be not scarred Did you learn of these virtues As a youth duly schooled Trained to chant catechisms Expected of fools Will you forge craven mettle Do you cry from your fear Is your selfish moment More than all we hold dear In the depths of your being At the core of your heart Can you not find the courage Are your gifts all for nought Can you live as a servant, A brother to all Will you fight for the triumph of truth Lest we fall Are not heroes and martyrs Made saints for love’s sake Are not mansions in Heaven The glories at stake Don’t you yet know that freedom, Peace, eternal reward Mean allegiance to country And faith in your God How am I challenged? Cast away cheating wonder Save your own soul my brother Choose! Virtue or blunder? Pray, pledge ye a champion For all to applaud Won’t you die for your country For your faith in your God Copyright ...