The Banner Yet Waves
Submitted by: Dr. Mary Rorro
Category: Music
“The Banner Yet Waves” is a song I composed for Memorial Day to honor and pay tribute to fallen soldiers.
The attached song, "The Banner Yet Waves," combines elements of the Pledge of Allegiance, "The Star-Spangled Banner," and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The song commemorates those who served and sacrificed, honoring flag and country.
Here is a link to the song and video that appeared on the national C20 show of the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
The Banner Yet Waves
Allegiance pledged
to the flag
hand over heart
our solemn oath
All gave some
some gave all
honoring our flag
until their fall
Remember patriots
one nation under God, invoking
the last full, their last full
measure of devotion
Land of the free
home of the brave
the banner yet waves
upon your graves
Music and lyrics composed by: Dr. Mary Rorro
About the author:
Dr. Mary Rorro is a psychiatrist, songwriter and musician. She created a therapeutic music program for VA called A Few Good Notes, and has received the Jefferson Award for volunteer service and the Planetree Patient-Centered Care Innovation Award. She was published in the Royal Entomology Society Journal. Dr. Rorro was recently interviewed by Radio Vaticana, the radio station of the Vatican.