'In Spite of Rock and Tempest Roar'
by Lawrence Kadish • June 18, 2021 at 5:00 am
America! Since our founding we have stood tall against every assault and every enemy. This is not the time to despair. Rather, we need to go beyond simply recognizing today's threats and embrace the spirit of a nation that has weathered the worst our foes have ever thrown against us.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of America's most vigorous patriots, used the power of poetry to rally his fellow citizens and remain true to the steadfast courage of our forefathers when he penned, "The Building of the Ship." The poem compares building a ship to building a nation and within the verses he implores us to defend it!
Their words still ring out: "In spite of Rock or Tempest roar, in spite of false lights on the shore."
