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[Shakeepuddn]

Shield and stone, two against one,
The temple’s crown—God’s will be done.
Shaft and feather, staff of peace,
Weapons of war state the case.
All behind the first among
Four corners bearing only one.

[Ventum]

Spoiler for just popped into my head

the national seal of the U.S.?

[DeepS]

i should probably not even start to attempt your puzzzles..

however, does "Shaft and feather, staff of peace," refer to

Spoiler for is it

dove

..so should i continue thinking in these lines or i am way off

[Shakeepuddn]

No to both but one needs to be thought out more.

[Mickey]

Shield and stone, two against one,
The temple’s crown—God’s will be done.
Shaft and feather, staff of peace,
Weapons of war state the case.
All behind the first among
Four corners bearing only one.

Spoiler for Questions

Temple's crown: Relating to Masonic conspiracy theory?
Shaft and feather: Arrow? Metaphorical or literal?
Four corners: Southwest U.S.?

A random guess: Forcing Native Americans onto reservations.

[DeepS]

Spoiler for not sure

some funeral procession of a State dignitory, perhaps president of US.

Four corners bearing only one => Carried on in coffin by four people perhaps,
Weapons of war state the case => gun salute to the dead

That was all i could think of...perhaps i am reading too much

[lupetu]

Spoiler for Answer

Dollar bill

thanks to Ventum with the "national seal" guess

[Shakeepuddn]

Spoiler for Explication

On the reverse side of the U.S. dollar bill can be seen an unfinished pyramid (stone) and the U.S. seal, which incorporates a coat of arms (shield) on an eagle, these symbols on both sides of the word "ONE." Above the pyramid is the eye of providence (God's will). The eagle is clutching 13 arrow shafts in one tallon and 13 olive branches for peace in the other, all representing original states. On the obverse side is good ol' George (the first) surrounded by the number one in each of the four corners.

Spoiler for Answer

Dollar bill

thanks to Ventum with the "national seal" guess

Good work. Fell quickly as I suspected.

[Docta92]

very good riddle, posted and solved before I even looked at it this morning

[DanCDow]

Wow, Shakee, this was the first riddle of your's that I was able to guess before looking at the spoilers! Im feeling smart now!