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O say can't you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous night
On our newsfeeds we watched, while our children were dreaming.
And our angry red glare, our hopes bursting in air
Gave proof through the night of what our fears had laid bare!
O say, will that star-tangled banner e're wave
O'er the land of the free or the home of their grave?
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Gary Lindorff is a poet, writer, blogger and author of several nonfiction books, a collection of poetry, "Children to the Mountain" and a memoir, "Finding Myself in Time: Facing the Music" Over the last few years he has begun calling (more...)
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