Spacious Skies
Amber Fields of Grain
Purple Mountains Majesty
Fruited Plain
.
Yes .... but america is gone
Ever to be brought back ?
Perhaps
.
but only with intelligence
enough to see the truth
and then
the choice to admit the truth
.
and then to cease
incessant blathering
and then
the decision
for the difficult action
required
.
and then to muster
the requisite courage
.
and
then finally
to act
.
but for now
and until then
if ever
from Sea to Shining Sea
america is gone
.
........................Rafe Pilgrim, 2007
