July 4, 1776

Oh, Independence Day! Blessed Declaration!

The law above a king, blessed separation!

Unalienable rights, endowed by the Lord God.

Truths that we will hold dear. The governed have the nod.

And for seven long years, a war of attrition.

Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill, Concord and Lexington.

Fort Ticonderoga, Trenton and King’s Mountain,

Bloody victories all! Surrender at Yorktown!