For decades, schoolchildren had to memorize a famous poem that begins with these words: Up from the meadows rich with corn, clear in the cool September morn; The clustered spires of Frederick stand, ...

Today is Flag Day. So here is a poem about it, thanks to Kirby Brandhagen, Cavalier, N.D., who sent it to “Neighbors.” Note that the conclusion refers to the “new president.” When Kirby wrote this ...

Editor's note: Bob Lind died Aug. 2, but he always wrote columns months in advance of publication. The Forum will continue to publish Lind's remaining columns like the one below. Last Flag Day, ...

Dear Readers: Today is Flag Day. We promised to print some of the patriotic poems that readers have been sending in for July 4, but we thought this one would be perfect for today. The author is Audrey ...

Years ago, when our daughter, Stacy, was in the eighth grade, a contest was held at her school to see if they could win one of the flags that had flown over the U.S. Capitol. Our daughter, who is now ...

Angry sarcasm drives this poem that Kalar wrote after traveling to Salt Lake City in 1928 to see where labor activist Joe Hill was executed in 1915. I go on the big drunk. When I get patriotic, I go ...

Eliezer Aronovsky, a Jewish poet, was honored today by the Cuban Government for his poem–in Yiddish–on the 100th anniversary of the Cuban flag. He was presented with a medal and his poem will be ...

Using what she had laying around her apartment, Stiles created a display for the bulletin board that included the little flag and her poem. It's on display at Oxford House and will remain there ...