Flags, Flags, and More Flags (a poem)
It’s June. June means lots of things including Flag Day. My bloggy friends chose Flags as the June theme. I’m in a sort of a mood about a lot of things, so my flag poem took a different tone than I originally intended.
Flags, Flags, and More Flags
Your purpose is to
herald the important
inform us of change
provide guidance and
direction
We forget you are simply a
symbol
no one person or entity
fabric stitched together
hastily
maybe
You point to the dangers
become visible
red
white
black
orange
messages to send
warnings to offer
Showing us
all along
what is right
what is wrong
what is dangerous
To deaf ears
blind eyes
broken hearts
hesitant minds
your messages fall
Check out the other poems by my bloggy friends:
“Flying High” from Karen at Baking in a Tornado
“Flagged” from Diane of On the Border
So very on point. The flag is supposed to be a symbol of a shared dream, I hope it is again.
I love flags! They symbolize so much. And nothing is more stirring to me than seeing our red and white Canadian flag flying with a mountain backdrop!
Let us pray the “…deaf ears
blind eyes
broken hearts
hesitant minds” will hear your message!