Freedom
“Give me liberty or give me death”
Rang out the rebel exclamation
Lives, Fortunes, Honor—the pledged breath
A sacrifice for the new nation
The blinding lights amputated the fog
Defeat made freedom seem far removed
The cry has been stifled since the prologue
Common sense discovered—doubts still unproved
Without success they find rest in death
Determined hearts and minds renew the cry
Injured, the dragon sighed one final breath
The flames renewed in the blink of an eye
Arose from the ashes a new nation
A reason now for our celebration
We discussed many of the blog posts in class, so I did not always give written feedback afterward. But I remember how much the class members enjoyed your sonnet because it was so fine in detail from our reading and so timely in the term. You said that you were intimidated by creative writing, but you have done very well.
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