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George Washington — Crown of Honor
A soaring anthemic and operatic masterpiece dedicated to George Washington — the Founding Father of America and the eternal Spirit of Liberty. Standing as a monumental counter-weight to the unlyrical prose poetry of our era, this work captures the uncompromising virtue, majesty, and unyielding freedom of The Land of the Free.
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The people yearned to give to thee
the royal Crown
but thou knew better,
thou knew better:
the greatest crown
is the laurel,
the laurel of Liberty –
in The Land of the Free.
O Washington, O George Washington,
thou refused the crown,
but on thine noble head,
on thine noble head,
the crown of honor
shines ever so brightly,
ever so brightly,
throughout eternity
in The Land of the Free…
The Land of the Free…
Mezzo-Soprano Rendition on Youtube
— Vuong Thanh, the Eastern-Avalonian Poet
from Water-Moon World
October 14, 2026
