Below are some poems I have written about America. They were not written because I hate my country and want to see her destruction. I love America and want to see her remain great and prosperous, but she cannot and will not as long as she continues to turn her back on the Lord.
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America, the Shameful
America,
the shameful,
God shed His curse on thee
Because you’ve filled
yourself with sin
from sea to shining sea.
No more grace and honor,
wealth or
harmony;
But,
division and decline,
terror and disease.
Constance V. Walden
1994
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Cloud Over America
There's a thick, black cloud
blanketing our nation -
weighty, thick, and blinding
like a fog;
For, our sins have grown so dark
that they're blotting out the sun,
and we've all but turned away
from the Living God.
Every evil thing
men can think to do,
they do it well from
sea to shining sea,
And like Sodom and Gomorrah
perished under flames,
America now goes
the way of these.
"One Nation Under God",
"In God, We Trust" -
These words right now
don't seem to mean a thing.
There's a thick, black cloud
blanketing our nation,
a threat to life
for every human being.
Come, America,
let's put away our sins,
our murders and our pride,
and all our greed;
Then, by grace,
the Lord may save us,
forgiving all our sins
if we turn to Him repenting on our knees.
Constance V. Walden
Appox. 1999
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America, Once Beautiful
America,
once beautiful,
look what God has done:
He’s taking all
your rights away,
slowly, one by one;
But you,
in your complacency,
still refuse to see,
Those who lose their
trust in God
lose their liberty.
Constance V. Walden
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Turn Back, America
The innocent, you persecute.
The guilty, you set free.
Injustice fills your courtrooms.
God’s laws, you twist with ease.
The lie, you call the truth.
The truth, you call a lie.
The wicked, you embrace.
The righteous, you despise.
America! America,
what has become of thee?
Turn back to God, America
before you cease to be.
Constance V. Walden
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What Freedom?
Freedom.
What freedom?
We don’t have it anymore.
The freedoms
that we once held dear
are slipping out the door.
America,
where’s the freedom
you love to celebrate?
Tyranny,
not freedom
is your impending fate.
Constance V. Walden
07/2009
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Corruption
Corruption, corruption,
corruption, corruption,
that’s what we’re going
to get;
But, people don’t care
if there is corruption
as long as their needs
are met.
Constance V. Walden
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Forgotten
America, America.
What has happened
to America?
Once a nation noble,
brave, and free.
For the most part
you have forgotten God;
And so, America,
God has forgotten
thee.
Constance V. Walden
5/29/13
Read Jeremiah 18:7-10
