Sunday, August 18, 2024

"American Tapestry" - Genealogy Poems and Song Created by Artificial Intelligence

I've used FREE Artificial Intelligence tools to create biographies, poems and songs about genealogy and family history in the recent past.  Today, I want to share two poems and a song about our beloved America, called "American Tapestry."

The image above was created in Microsoft CoPilot using the prompt below.

NOTE:  I first had AI write the poem on the 4th of July 2024.

I requested ChatGPT-4o (a FREE AI tool) to create a poem about the history of America.  Here is the prompt:

write a poem about native americans, european explorers, jamestown, plymouth, new york, philadelphia, immigration, slaves, revolutionary war, westward expansion, industry, civil war, 50 states, transportation, communication, TV/radio, internet, democracy 

Here is the poem created by ChatGPT-4o:

AMERICAN TAPESTRY

In ancient lands where rivers flowed,
And mountains touched the sky,
Native tribes in harmony,
With earth and stars nearby.

Their cultures rich, their wisdom deep,
They thrived in nature's grace,
A bond with land and sky and sea,
In every sacred place.

Then European sails appeared,
On distant ocean's crest,
Explorers seeking lands unknown,
In search of fortune’s quest.

At Jamestown, in Virginia’s green,
A colony took root,
Through hunger, struggle, bitter toil,
The seeds of growth were put.

Then Plymouth saw the Pilgrims land,
In search of freedom’s light,
A new community was born,
Through harsh and bitter night.

New York arose with bustling streets,
A melting pot so grand,
Where cultures mixed and dreams took flight,
In this diverse new land.

Philadelphia, cradle of,
A nation’s liberty,
Where patriots declared their rights,
To live and to be free.

Yet shadows darkened freedom’s path,
As slaves were brought in chains,
Their sweat and tears, a silent plea,
In fields and Southern plains.

Immigrants from distant shores,
With hope and dreams would come,
To build new lives, to find new hope,
Beneath the golden sun.

The Revolution’s fervent fight,
For freedom's sacred flame,
Patriots with hearts ablaze,
Secured a nation’s name.

Westward went the pioneers,
To frontiers far and wide,
Through prairies vast and mountains high,
With courage as their guide.

Industry then roared to life,
With innovation’s spark,
Factories, railroads, bustling towns,
Brought light into the dark.

A Civil War then split the land,
Brother against brother,
To end the chains, to heal the scars,
And reconcile with each other.

Transportation forged new paths,
With trains and cars and flight,
Bridging gaps and shrinking miles,
From morning into night.

Communication's golden age,
With radio and TV,
Brought stories, news, and voices shared,
To every home and tree.

The internet then wove a web,
Connecting hearts and minds,
A global village born anew,
Where endless knowledge binds.

Fifty states now grace the map,
From sea to shining sea,
A testament to unity,
In this land of the free.

Democracy, a noble dream,
With voices raised as one,
In liberty and justice, we
Strive to keep freedom won.

Using the same poem prompt, I asked Claude 3.5 Sonnet (another FREE AI tool) to write a poem about America.  Here it is:

From native lands to shores unknown, 
European ships, their sails full-blown. 
Jamestown's struggle, Plymouth's might, 
New settlements grew day and night.

New York rose, a melting pot, 
Philadelphia, where freedom fought. 
Immigrants came from far and wide, 
While slaves endured a harsher tide.

Revolution's cry rang clear and true, 
A nation born, red, white, and blue. 
Westward ho!  The frontier called, 
As industry and progress sprawled.

Brother fought brother, blue and gray, 
A nation torn, then forged anew. 
Fifty stars now proudly shine, 
From sea to shining sea, divine.

Iron horses, wheels, and wings, 
Carried people, goods, and things. 
Telegraph, radio, TV's glow, 
Information's ceaseless flow.

Internet connects us all, 
Democracy stands proud and tall. 
A tapestry of trials and dreams, 
America, more than it seems.

And here is an AI song and lyrics, created from the same prompt but with some additions, on Suno.com, using an upbeat melodic style:


AMERICAN TAPESTRY

[Verse 1]
Native hearts and ancient skies
Winds whisper of their cries
Europe's sails cut through the tide
Jamestown ghosts where dreams died

[Verse 2]
Plymouth's footsteps in the frost
New York dreams at any cost
Philadelphia bells ring loud
Immigrants poor and proud

[Chorus]
Slaves' chains rattlin' the ground
Revolution's battle sound
Westward eyes where hope expands
Industry from calloused hands

[Verse 3]
Civil war tears red and blue
Fifty states from blood we grew
Horse and buggy trails we ride
Automobile freedom wide

[Verse 4]
Airplanes kissing open sky
Rocket ships where stars lie
Satellites 'round earth they spin
Free enterprise to win

[Bridge]
Telephones connect our call
Film and TV paint it all
Internet’s web fingers lace
Democracy spread through space

Here are my blog posts with the AI-created poems and songs to date:

I have several more songs online at Suno.com (play all of them at   https://suno.com/@skeletalvenue315). 

These stories, told in verse and song, are part of my genealogy and family research.  My hope is that they will be passed down to my grandchildren and their descendants to highlight the importance of sharing stories, memories and love of our ancestors.  I will add them to my Google Drive and to my YouTube channel and my FOREVER account.

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