250 YEARS,  1776

We are free,  what happened so long ago like a dream,

Let me take you back in time to a land so far away.

A King’s army, a tyrant who ruled back in England,

Many ships traveled across the sea to take our shores.

The militia and army were ready to fight for our freedom,

In 1776, Redcoats and Dragoons approached our shores,

Families sacrificed, and young men died on this American land.

It’s been 250 years since we fought and defeated the British army,

Ghosts of many patriots wander the land; in their graves, they are free.

Keith Garrett