Poet's Platform Column | 11 Sept. 08 by Janet Nesler | The Scioto Voice | Wheelersburg, Ohio

Love For America Years ago when things were different You went to bed with an unlocked door Automobiles had a key left in the ignition You just don't do those things anymore With all of the many changes these days Things must be kept under lock and key Back at the time we were much younger  These times we didn't think we would see Carefree days have passed and are gone Protection is now a word we hear every day Our home and homeland is now in danger It is time for us to keep bias thoughts away We are Americans, pull together and survive Let not those petty differences push us apart It is imperative that we must all stick together As we keep the love for America in our heart Acie Workman Eden Park   Our Great Country Our great country needs to return to its roots Not to stand idly by and see it run by a few Think of why our forefathers came to America To start this land of the red, white, and blue Freedom to worship God was their mission Taxation without representation had to go Hard working people who wanted freedom On these ideas this country began to grow Great men and women worked hard for it Going to war if this must be the only way Wanting to see all people safe and secure Having a church where anyone might pray Some of their greatest dreams have faded In public they have tried to ban God's name Now the Ten Comandments must not be seen Was this why our forefathers here first came Think my fellow Americans, you will realize With God's help we became a great country Should we throw it all away to appease some If in God we trust, we can still keep her free Acie Workman Eden Park   Turmoil Why is there so much turmoil today It seems so much confusion is seen Where has all of the friendship gone It seems everyone is angry or mean We are worried about the economy Banks loans are failing almost daily Greedy bankers over extended loans Both them and the clients are angry We now pay inflated prices to buy oil Yet it seems we have a lot of our own Some have suggested oil companies Have lied as their profits have grown It is my most sacred hope and prayer That God protects this land of the free Keep His Holy name before the masses I know He will protect both you and me Acie  Workman Eden Park