Americans gaze at the sky
On a hot, muggy 4th of July,
Watching fireworks flash
At a flag-waving bash—
A brief respite from life gone awry.
Tags: 4th Of July, Celebrations Poetry, Fireworks, Holiday Verse, Independence Day, Patriotism Humor
Mad Kane (Madeleine Begun Kane) is a writer, musician, and "recovering lawyer." She won the Robert Benchley Society Award For Humor and enjoys writing limericks, song parodies, and current events haiku.
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For what the whole thing is worth
This country gave me my birth
Here’s to you U.S.
You made me a mess
By steadily increasing my girth.
There’s one thing I don’t understand
Where’s the cleanup most folks would demand?
Oh, say! Can you see?
We’re controlled by BP!
All that oil is their line in the sand.
So cross that line, and it is plain
You might not be seen here e’er again!
Does a Felony Class D
Get you sent ‘cross the sea
to an exile in which you’ll remain?
Our nation, so often storm-tossed
Is now to be seen, sadly, lost.
Its shroud tightly sewn,
Betrayed by our own;
Thirty pieces of silver it cost.
There once was a small group of folk
They believe that Freedom was no Joke
So they sailed far away
They were willing to pay
For these freedoms the fire was stoked
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So the reason for fighting was quite clear
They all had ideals that were so dear
Yes their freedoms had worth
Gave this country its Birth
On their tongues saying “Freedom” you’ll hear!
Thanks for your limericks Jesse, Realist, and Amanda!