patriotism
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Love of Country
[This is crossposted from Open Salon; I need to get that blog added to the little widget over there on the sidebar. I'm having a hard time deciding what belongs here, and what belongs there — but since I've had nothing here for quite awhile, I'm porting…] What does it mean to love one's country?… Continue reading
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Fire
09 July 02008, Missoula, Montana, USA Mount Sentinel is on fire, and the Constitution is burning,ignited by leftover Independence Day fireworks and fear-brand patriotism. One white helicopter dips water from the Clark Fork, carries it to the line of orange flame. People stand on the river trail, commiserating with one another. Our crews are thin,… Continue reading
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July 4th
[This poem’s lines are too long for the column, so I’ve posted it as an image. You will find the text, with broken lines, below the cut.] Continue reading
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