A Young Dreamer

As I lay you down to go to sleep,
I wonder if you count any sheep.
Do you dream about colors and shapes,
Or dinosaurs and heroes in capes?
Are there cats and dogs, or bats and frogs?
Are there zebras and wild hogs?
Or, hardy pirates who save the day?
What about a musical blue jay?
Do you dream of Mommy and Daddy?
Or the leprechauns on Saint Paddy?
Are there good princes and unicorns,
Golden finches and sharp dragon horns?
Are there witches eating candy corns?
Or cuddly bunnies who love to play?
What about white horses chewing hay?
I kiss your forehead without a peep,
As you dream or see black during sleep.

Happy Independence Day!

Citizens wave flags of reds, whites, and blues.
We see fireworks and parades and enjoy barbecues.
It is summer time in this grand country of ours.
We visit friends and family and gift patriotic flowers.
It is a celebration of our country's freedom
From the oppressive British kingdom.
In 1776, a declaration was signed.
After this, constitutional law was designed.
There were fifty-six signers and thirteen colonies.
Let's give a round of applause to our founding daddies!
America declared that all of its people
Hold self-evident truths that we are all equal.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are our rights.
For freedom is what our country continually fights.
We are a patriotic country governed
for the people, by the people. This we have earned.
So let the fireworks fly on this Independence Day.
"Happy birthday, America," is what we say!


Sources:

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb13-ff14.html

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html