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Ghost of Freedom Past
Molly | May 17, 2009 | Molly

Posted on 05/17/2009 3:30:30 PM PDT by MosesKnows

The Ghost of Freedom Past


I had a dream the other night, I didn't understand
A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in his hand.
His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there by the bed,
He took off his three-cornered hat, and speaking low, he said ...

We fought a revolution, to secure our liberty,

We wrote the Constitution, as a shield from tyranny,

For future generations, this legacy we gave,

In this, the land of the free and home of the brave.

The freedom we secured for you, we hoped you'd always keep,

But tyrants labored endlessly, while your parents were asleep.

Your freedom gone - your courage lost, you're no more than a slave

In this land of the free and home of the brave.

You buy permits to travel, and permits to own a gun,

Permits to start a business, or to build a place for one.

On land that you believe you own, you pay a yearly rent,

Although you have no voice in choosing how the money's spent.

Your children must attend a school that doesn't educate.

Your Christian values can't be taught, according to the state.

You read about the current news, in a regulated press.

You pay a tax you do not owe, to please the I.R.S.

Your money is no longer made of silver or of gold.

You trade your wealth for paper, so your life can be controlled.

You pay for crimes that make our nation turn from God in shame,

You've taken Satan's number, as you've traded in your name.

You've given government control to those who do you harm,

So they can padlock churches, and steal the family farm

And keep the country deep in debt - put men of God in jail

Harass your fellow countrymen, while corrupted courts prevail.

Your public servants don't uphold the solemn oath they've sworn,

And your daughters visit doctors so their children won't be born.

Your leaders ship artillery and guns to foreign shores,

And send your sons to slaughter, fighting other people's wars.

Can you regain freedom for which we fought and died?

Or don't you have the courage or the faith to stand with pride?

Are there no more values for which you'll fight to save?

Or do you wish your children to live in fear and be a slave?

I wish the Sons of the Republic, would arise and take a stand,

To Defend the Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land,

And Preserve our great republic, And each God-given right,

And pray to God to keep the torch of freedom burning bright .

As I awoke he vanished, in the mist from which he came.

His words were true, we are not free. We have ourselves to blame.

For even now as tyrants trample each God-given right,

We only watch and tremble, too afraid to stand and fight

If he stood by your bedside, in a dream while you're asleep,

And wondered what remains of our rights he fought to keep,

What would be your answer, if he called out from the grave?

Is this still the Land of the Free and the Home - of the Brave?


TOPICS: Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: freedom; ghost; past
I first heard this in a political chat room recited by the lovely lady who wrote the poem. I wish I knew a way to post the MP3 file with the background music, which accompanies her reading.

In lieu of that I feel sharing the text is something many Free Republic visitors will appreciate.

I do not know the author's name other than Molly. Thank you Molly for allowing me to share this.

In leiu of that I feel sharing the text is something many Free Republic visitors will appreciate.

I do not know the author's name other than Molly. Thank you Molly for allowing me to share this.

1 posted on 05/17/2009 3:30:31 PM PDT by MosesKnows
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To: MosesKnows

Thank you Molly.
The torch of Freedom sputters now, it is dim. The darkness of tyranny envelope our once bright land as many chose to close their eyes and ignore the ever present withing away of their rights. But, the spirit of 1776 is alive and well. The torch will flair once again. The land is crippled by its own successes and its own wealth. Con-men have sold the people on Political Correctness, global warming and multiculturalism. Heroes who gave their lives for America’s Freedom are mocked by men who have never smelled the battle fray. Men who are not men are elevated to positions of power as they lie to make perversion seen “normal”. Our land must tap again the spirit of 1776 and once again fight for our freedoms against a new form of tyranny.


2 posted on 05/17/2009 4:12:08 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: MosesKnows; ExTexasRedhead

ping. Your list might enjoy this.

Very relevant to today


3 posted on 05/17/2009 4:19:26 PM PDT by dynachrome (Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir)
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To: MosesKnows
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4 posted on 05/17/2009 4:49:38 PM PDT by labette ( Humble student of Thinkology)
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To: MosesKnows

5 posted on 05/17/2009 5:11:52 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Suppose you were a clueless idiot, and suppose you were Barack Obama; but I repeat myself)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade
Thank you Molly

Your response is almost poetry. I will pass on your thank you and I want to ask her if she has written more.

6 posted on 05/18/2009 2:35:42 PM PDT by MosesKnows (Love many, Trust few, and always paddle your own canoe)
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