Fourth of July

[plutherus]

Sing it loud, sing it proud!

To Anacreon in Heaven, where he sat in full glee,
A few sons of harmony sent a petition,
That he their inspirer and patron should be.
When this answer arrived from that jolly old Grecian:
Voice, fiddle and flute no longer be mute,
I’ll lend you my name and inspire you to boot,
And besides I’ll instruct you like me to entwine
The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus’ vine."

(Or, if you like filk there are a few American versions you can choose instead. One of which is about the war of 1812.)

Comments

[amritarosa.livejournal.com]

sex, drugs, & rock'n'roll!
hurrah!

on this day we pay sacrifice to the Goddess Columbia.

[whpingboy.livejournal.com]

While our Country may have been declared free from religion, and some of our founders were Judeao- Christian, and many Deist. With all of the Monotheists, it is interesting that we have so many depictions of the Goddess Columbia, a created Goddess that, in her many incarnations, we grace our federal buildings with and in many respects we worship. Many of the Ideals that we wage war for, and in general claim that the USA stands for. So go forth and make homage with fire, and eat the flesh of sacrificial animals. Rejoice in the glory of Liberty, and Justice, our lady Columbia.


Ps. how fitting that Columbia was lost over Texas, in 2003. While Liberty and Justice perished in 2000 at the hand of a man from Texas.