I remember when I was a little girl at Shapleigh Elementary School
in Kittery, Maine. The teacher would say "Children, it is now time to
stand for the Pledge of Allegiance." And we all stood in succession
and placed our right hands over our hearts. When you're a little kid
sometimes you get the hand wrong but your heart is always right.
And so we began, "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States
Of America and to the Republic for which it stands, One Nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." We were children but
we knew the words and we spoke with pride for our country. Now I
am older and see the flag and I remember what I was taught as a
little
girl
in
school
to
always
respect
the
flag
and
what
it
stands
for.
Heartstrings Two, Copyright © 2008 by Library of Congress
About Me
- Janylee McGlinchy
- I am a Christian woman of God. I was given the gift of a child to raise, and I am thankful for being chosen to be a mother. I am a published author. I write poetry and stories, meditations and reflections. I offer my writing as a gift to the world, though I long for the day that I will be published for royalties. I have three compilations of poetry and stories titled Heartstrings. I have letters published in several newspapers along the East coast. I am passionate about writing. I come from a family of writers in Maine. I am related to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edna St. Vincent Millay. I write from the heart. I am an old fashioned gal and sentimental lady. The rivers are wide and deep. I work hard at trying to capture the emotions behind my writing. And because I love words ardently, as Emily Dickinson did, I have wept over my own writing. I am a romantic poet and I still believe in the fairy tale romance. I am also passionate about helping the poor and needy. I can often be found ministering to the homeless. And if I had only two coins, I would give them away, because it is greater to give than to receive.
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