The Elements of Freedom

The elements of freedom
are the words in silence,
they dwell in the mind
of perfect bliss, they love
to rest their spirits
in mother-silence’s bosom,
and cannot ever bear
to lose sight of her.

Silence knows and feels
all the spirits of its children–
words, though few in here,
or even in centuries can feel
their meaning, as a drop feels
ocean, a spark– fire, a breath–
wind, a grain– mountain, can you
feel the heartbeat of ages?

The ages of those hearts in 1776:

James Monroe, 18
Aaron Burr, 20
John Marshall, 20
Alexander Hamilton, 21
James Madison, 25
Benjamin Rush, 30
John Jay, 30
Thomas Jefferson, 33
Thomas Paine, 39

Shadows will never go
where lights have been,
no one can parcel out air,
or water, or fire, or earth
in pieces, they are elements
of freedom, and freedom
is all or nothing.

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David Dephy

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David Dephy — A Georgian/American award-winning poet and novelist. The founder of Poetry Orchestra. The 1st place winner of The Artist Forum Poetry Award in New York 2021, winner of the Finalist Award in the 2020 Best Book Award National Contest by American Book Fest, finalist and shortlist winner nominee of the Adelaide Literary Awards for the category of Best Poem, and winner of the Spillwords Poetry Award. He is named Literature Luminary by Bowery Poetry, Stellar Poet by Voices of Poetry, Incomparable Poet by Statorec, Brilliant Grace by Headline Poetry & Press and Unique Poetic Voice by Cultural Daily.

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