Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OUR FLAG, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER


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OUR FLAG, by                    
First Line: Let the sun of morning kiss it, let the evening sunset glow
Last Line: You?
Subject(s): Flags - United States; Patriotism; American Flag


Let the sun of Morning kiss it, let the Evening sunset glow
With a warmth of love and gild it ere it sets in depths below,
Let the winds caress and fold it, let the stars in glory shine
On the emblem of Our Country, loved as your flag, loved as mine.

Let the voices of our children sing the music of its soul,
Chant its chorus O, ye people, till the mountain echoes roll,
Sing and shout its hymn of Freedom, fling its spirit to the breeze
Till the notes are caught and answered in the hearts across the seas.

Let no thought or deed unworthy smirch its stripes of purest white,
Let no stain of craven silence rob its red of lustre bright,
Let no shame bedim the star-shine on its field of heavenly blue,
For it's OUR FLAG, friend, it's OUR FLAG; I'm proud of it;—are
YOU?





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