My Mother's Poem (4) Poem by Kim Barney
My Mother's Poem (4)
Our Flag
Our flag shall never stand in need,
Of every flag it's in the lead,
Our flag is the flag of liberty,
Forever more it shall be free.
With every ship at sea it goes,
Guarding back our fiercest foes,
Freely floating in its space,
No one shall see it in disgrace.
Near to the ground it shall not sag,
For I shall guard my country's flag.
Think of what it's done for you,
Salute our dear red, white and blue.
The stars and stripes that lead to peace,
We from our foes did it release.
Our own dear flag does float abroad,
Guided by the hand of God.
It fills our hearts with joy and mirth,
Especially on July the fourth.
Behind the rest it shall not lag,
For I shall guard my country's flag.
Another wonderful poem written by your mother as a child! Simply amazing! I wish I could have met her.
Did your mother ever publish her poetry (assuming she grew up to be a professional poet like you) ? If she did, do you know where I could read it?
What a profound sense of duty and pride is in this poem! Thank you for blessing us with this gift, Mr. Barney
An absolutely fabulous write for a ten year-old! I wonder if she really knew how much beauty she was expressing! This poem gave me goosebumps!
2) That's an absolutely AMAZING poem for a child of only ten years to write! Thank You kindly for sharing it!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Now I understand why you're such a good poet, Kim. Your dear mother wore the genes in your family...and passed them onto you!