Daniel Parks, The Stars and Stripes</head><body><center><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.com/p1.gif border=0 alt=Saviodsilva></center><hr color=3C00FF size=4><br><font size=4 face=arial><b><a href=42.htm>Daniel Parks</a></b></font><br><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.net/poem/a/1.JPG border=0 alt=Poem></center><br><font size=3 face=arial><b>The Stars and Stripes</a></b></font></center><blockquote><blockquote><p align=left><font face=arial size=2><b>The Ensign's raised and Anthem's played,<br>and teary eyes reveal.<br>The love we have for this great land,<br>by patriot blood, distilled.<br>The Stars and Stripes, our banner waves,<br>or' every village square.<br>Freedom's symbol still endures,<br>when handled with great care.<br>Stilled footsteps, hear we, from the past,<br>by foreign wars compelled.<br>For those who marched in other lands,<br>their silent graves revealed.<br>They gave their lives for you and I,<br>their pledge, we'll not forswear.<br>For freedom's symbol still endures,<br>when handled with great care.<br>Our banner's vibrant stripes of red,<br>upon the snow white field.<br>Those stripes of red are hero's blood,<br>by which our freedom's sealed.<br>For only at such great a cost,<br>can liberty compare.<br>And freedom's symbol will endure,<br>If handled with great care.</b></font> </blockquote></blockquote><hr color=0000ca size=3><center><font size=2 face=arial><b><a href=http://www.isavo.net/poem/sk3.htm>This Poem's Index Page 1</a><br><a href=http://www.yensa.net/poem/sk3.htm>This Poem's Index 2</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com/poems.htm>Poetry Website</a><br><a href=http://www.saviodsilva.com>Saviodsilva</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com>Isavo Site</a></b></font></center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://www.saviodsilva.org/r/fantasy.js></SCRIPT></body></html>