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Memorial Day

But for tulips or daffodils perhaps,
leave the stone etched with the name of your dead
alone to cast shadows over grass day after day –

And keep a little flag handy to wave at the parade,
or to poke in the eye of politicians who spill blood
as if they only were spending money.

Dave Read

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