by Lou Marin
She’s getting thread bare, and she’s wearin’ thin,
But she’s in good shape, for the shape she’s in…
-(c) SONG OF CASH INC
The singer said you had
Been through the fire before.
He believed you could take
A whole lot more.
I pray to God that is so,
In this time of strife and war.
The wolves are prowling,
Hungry at your door.
God let her stand tall again,
The America I adore.
More than a flag,
On pole, tall to soar
In the evening breeze.
A certain pride she bore,
Telling all life was good
And would be forever more.
America I believe in you,
Deep within my core.
I will stand to defend you
from enemy’s cannon roar
and from your own people
who forsake and abhor
the lives lost and sacrificed
for freedoms’ galore.
It is true dear lady,
You have faced fire before.
I believe you can take
A whole lot more.
I pray to God that is so,
In this time of strife and war.
Help me keep the wolves
From outside your door.
…She’s been through the fire before
and I believe she can take a whole lot more
-(c) SONG OF CASH INC
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Lou Marin, a Christian grateful for Jesus’ gift to him, was born and raised in the western hills of Maine, then spent 20 plus years wandering the country and world in the United States Air Force. Maine Department of American Legion’s Historian, he is a photographer and stringer for The Maine Trust for Local News, published poet and short story writer who pens faith based devotionals. He lives in Rumford, Maine. He is author of an anthology of poems based upon his military career entitled “Dimly Seen Through The Mists,” and a book of faith based poems entitled “My Lighthouse In Troubled Times,” available through Pen It! Publications.
Lou can be reached at mbsphotog@yahoo.com or his Facebook Page.
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