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Michael Landau
Jun 18, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Thomas Paine

He was a man of faithYou seeBritish by birthFrench by decree He was  our heartOur soulOur voiceHe was American By choice We know himFor his Common SenseFor his Rights Of ManFor his tolerance He wrote the wordsThat set us freeSpoke for women's rightsAnd against slavery His thoughts and wordsThey should disperseTo every townIn the universe For in the depth of winter*When not much can surviveHis hope and virtueCan still keep us alive!
— Michael Landau, Jun 18, 2009
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Cloudthings

16 years 11 months ago

I feel you made a lovely tribute into a wonderful light poem tha

I hope it's ok to chuckle warmly with this write, I feel you made a lovely tribute into a wonderful light poem that made me smile almost all the way with a lovely mix of tongue in cheek almost, & actual dedication & acknowledgement... I like it Cheers~ Anni ~~~ "Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond o

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