Saturday morning
and the sky
is gentle blue
Has it been
only three years
since I watched
a mother
find
her dead son's
marine uniform
in the ruins
of her home?
soiled in ways
that will never
wash out.
The detritus
of a nation's
failure rubbed
into the fabric
of the world
Politicians smile,
announce the coming
victory
raise joined hands
in triumph
speak about a bright
and shining future
They do not see
the haunted eyes
of frightened souls
fleeing from the coast
and the sky
such a gentle blue
today.
"Thank you and now goodbye" Europe's break-up letter to America
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[image: 'America', a Personification, by Maerten de Vos and Adriaen
Collaert, (ca. 1590) Public Domain]
Here's the opening paragraph from Europe's break-up...
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