Two Stars
Sunday, August 07, 2011, by Jeff Darling
1:42 PM
My grandma came from New York
She gave us little flags and
Told us they were new
Two more stars, for two new states
I knew, heard on the radio
It meant our country took more
People into our freedom
Under our wings, into our arms
It was like that then
To the arctic, right next to Russia
Halfway across the ocean and
Almost to Japan was now America
I went by my dad to the tavern
Memorial Day smelled like beer and smokes
The old veterans Sung patriotic songs
How America was so grand now
And people there would have a better life
America was like that then
Sarge cried a little and said don't tell
He gave me a dime and
Said to remember the great day
Sarge was a hero in the Great war
If he was bent and old
He was still a great man
If Sarge said these places being states
Was a great thing, I knew it was
We were like that then
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