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This Land
by LaNaye Perkins I've been here since the dawn of time From shore to shore my beauty shines I've seen Cro-Magnon and T-Rex I'm filled with wonders to respect Explorers came upon my shores They claimed my lands as being theirs My people who belonged right here Fled in terror hearts filled with fear More explorers did come to me Fought each other but didn't see Their blood did soak my hallowed ground Dead bodies lay without a sound They proclaimed a country was born As though they were why I was formed Forgetting I had always been By God's own word did I begin Centuries passed cities built high Smoke belching stacks now block my sky Refuse mounded upon my land Little respect does come from man Yet there are some who still will try To clean my soil and my sky Cleaning rivers so life returns Replacing forests they have burned Yes I am known around the world From full grown men to little girls I am a mighty land they say I am called the U.S.A. ********************* From the beginning the Lord let me know I was to share whatever He inspired me to write. Now, over a decade later, I'm still sharing what He's given. -LaNaye Perkins Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |