The Pecan Park Eagle

the artfulness of Philadelphia Life fingers into the sky …

as the drums of the people beat rhythmically high …

old heroes include Eagles … on bednarik! … on pihos! …

but the biggest sports heroes never even wore a leather helmet …

and ka-boom and ka-pow! …

some Philadelphia dreams leap up from the ooze of material poverty …

but it doesn’t matter where a dream starts … as long as it has the root-strength to blossom into a creative, productive, and giving hope-fulfilled. …

the people who gathered here in 1776 were dedicated to the road of liberation that would only ring clearly true once it became available to all people – and not just held back for only those people who look like some of us. … it is a goal that must be fought for and defended by all of us … forever. …

look in that lower window beyond the floral garden. … that’s the Liberty Bell.

and this is the place from within Independence Hall in which Thomas Jefferson and Friends once signed off on our unalienable rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” …

a North Philly neighborhood by day …

same Philly neighborhood by night. …

here’s an example of what a city has left to admire and raise hopes upon … when they don’t tear down all of their old buildings and turn them into parking lots and strip malls. …

celebrate the architectural feast for the eyes and soul that is City Hall …

and take in a ballgame at Citizens Bank Park. …

… and don’t forget to say thank you to Philadelphia for taking such good care of the common bond start of our American Independence.