“The Eagle Glides, Its Talons Spread Wide,” By Joseph Sciuto

The Argonne Cross (WWI) is located in Section 18 of Arlington National Cemetery, June 16, 2015, in Arlington, Va. Around 2100 remands of service men buried in Europe during World War I were disinterred and reinterred in ANC, specifically in Section 18. The Argonne Unit American Womens Legion erected the cross to their memory and honor in the southwest corner of the section. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/released)SONY DSCThe Nurses Memorial, a granite statue of a nurse in uniform, is located in Section 21 in Arlington National Cemetery, June 15, 2015, in Arlington, Va. The memorial was originally erected in 1938 and rededicated in 1971. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/released)The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier early in the morning at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, August 7, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier early in the morning at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, August 7, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)The Korean War Contemplative Bench is located on the north side of the Memorial Amphitheater beside the Korean White Pine tree donated by President Kim of Korea in 1965. The pine tree was replaced by President Roh Tae Woo on Oct. 17, 1989. A Korean Mountain Ash was planted behind the bench.

The Eagle Glides, Its Talons Spread Wide

Time to say goodbye to this world,

And ride a green wave beyond the sea,

My body riddled, my parents stricken,

My wife a widow,

my children fatherless.

Marine to Tyrant cried, how dare you defy

My service, courage, and love of country.

The eagle glides, its talons spread wide.

Time to leave this country

And dispense of the Grand Old Party’s desecration.

Our rivers polluted, our teachers maligned,

our courts corrupted; our civil rights vilified.

Woman to Tyrant cried, How dare you try to control my body,

Deny me my constitutional rights, my sacrifices, and my love of country.

The eagle glides, its talons spread wide.

Yet the church bells ring

as the autocrat and his minions stand at their pulpits

and preach lies and  malfeasance

as their congregations cheer.

God to Tyrant cried, “The LORD will not hold him guiltless

that taketh his name in vain. Love thy enemies, forgive others, and care for the poor.

Practice humility, not retribution.”

The eagle glides, its talons spread wide.

Time to step back and re-imagine a country.

Where state and religion are separate.

Nativism decried,  isolationism rejected,

Children protected, and guns excluded.

The Founding Fathers to Tyrant cried, We did not

Fight and defeat the British so you could be King.

The eagle flaps its wings, its talons tighten,

As it squeezes the infectious bile out of its prey

And a once promising nation is re-born. eagle glides, its talons spread wide.service, courage, and love of country.The eagle glides, its talons spread wide.

Deny me my constitutional rights, my sacrifices, and my love of country. to leave this country

An unbiased opinion: There is only one choice in this presidential election and that is a lovely, intelligent, articulate black lady, named Vice President Kamala Harris. She has served as a prosecutor, senator, and vice president. She has “served only one client in her career and that is the people.” Her opponent, a five time draft dodger, convicted sexual abuser, convicted felon, found guilty of fraud, and started an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol where 144 innocent people were injured and two Capitol police personal died. Former President Trump has cared about only one person in his life and that is his self.

our courts corrupted; our civil rights vilified.

Woman to Tyrant cried, How dare you try to control my body,

Deny me my constitutional rights, my sacrifices, and my love of country.

The eagle glides, its talons spread wYet the church bells ring