,,heartwarming to see the audience stand when they sang "America, The Beautiful" - |
Yesterday afternoon I got up off my deathbed And went to the fair - Invited by a friend We were going to see The Irish Tenors in concert! Now, a bit of me is Irish And I was looking forward To hearing some rolicking Good Irish music! I did. But - They started singing America The Beautiful - And in case you are too young To have heard it, or Too old to remember it (nah!) It goes like this: "Oh beautiful for spacious skies For amber waves of grain - For purple mountain majesties Across the fruited plain" Now maybe my memory is failing; But the words are a tribute To the country we live in. Here in America. The love of the people For their land. No politics. And the crowd stood And sang along! It was one of the most Inspirational moments I have had in my life. You could feel the love. You could feel the passion. We love our country; We do not want war, death and destruction. We are a peace-loving people. This is our land, we love it; We will defend it; Most of all - we will honor it! And for those of you In other countries - Who happen by to read this - Know that you also have the right To honor YOUR country, as well. We share one planet. Save it. Live in peace. ~~Image #6000 Sharing Restricted~~ |