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Poems, 4th of July MaryJane Nordgren Poems, 4th of July MaryJane Nordgren

wind-driven stars and stripes

An original poem by MaryJane Nordgren

 awing, what a piece of cloth can say

curling, whipping upwards like a flame

twisting, unfurling to full banner in the wind

silently relating history and sacrifice

pride, hope, people striving for better

extending white and red as though to reach for freedom for everyone

showcasing stars, that, like celestial bodies above, shine on all below

long may it wave

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wind, 4th of July MaryJane Nordgren wind, 4th of July MaryJane Nordgren

putting on airs

watching my 4th of July flag celebrate in the wind

air galivants, twisting, spiraling

flipping directions in all curved corners

of a sphere we cannot see

except as it pushes playfully

or with malice against limbs

furling, flaming, flaunting flags

causing whispered murmurings in pines

whipping dust up into devils

dropping in gray-purple funnels

as tornados or gleefully lifting birds

on unseen highway thermals

air is an active creature we humans

pretend is still until it blows us over

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