I went op shopping and found a book called Quotable Poems (about 800 pages). It was obviously made for the USA market - The holiday poems included Lincoln's Birthday and Columbus Day.
Most of the book was far too religious for my taste with lots of references to the non-existent God. As for Columbus, he murdered and raped the inhabitants of the New World, and enslaved and committed genocide.
But I did find a poem I liked -
When the sun rises, I go to work;
When the sun goes down, I take my rest;
I dig the well from which I drink;
I farm the soil that yields my food.
I share creation; kings can do no more.
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