Tagged: fourth of july
sunrise over green
sunrise over green
lake, water stays in its basin
as the planet spins
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knee-high by the fourth
knee-high by the fourth
of july – we are driving
through cornfields, and your
grandpa’s farm wisdom pops out
from nowhere, wings aflutter
.
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fourth of july on
fourth of july on
lake zurich, seats saved, clouds cleared
away, fireworks
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: fireworks
wedged between
wedged between
anticipation and summer’s
stillness, we gather across
brooklyn rooftops
for a temporary
relief from the
lengthy stalemate
.
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the fourth of july
the fourth of july
arrives, and i am not with
you – red, white, and blue
.
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for eventually everyone,
for eventually everyone,
All-American sneaks up
on you –
a once colorful
ideal faded into
a colorless
complacency, as
spirited as any rendition
of Lee Greenwood’s
popular blessing,
as humdrum as
apple pie, Memorial
Day barbecue, and
voting rights –
conflict is just
an inconvenience
to be swept
under the rug
.
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it’s altogether
it’s altogether
july, no escaping the
heat – nor the fireworks
.
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flying into LaGuardia
flying into LaGuardia
on the fourth of
july, with nothing
to make up for
the five-hour delay,
when out of the
city of lights,
an entire garden
lit up, wild blossoms
reaching to greet us
.
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across several seas
across several seas
a fledgling flag waving, this
independence day
.
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