Fourth of July

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Photography: Fourth of July parade

Spent the morning at a Fourth of July parade cheering on horses, marching bands and old cars. Here’s a few of my favorite shots for you. Hope you stayed safe today and all your pets got lots of extra cuddles.

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poetry: yellow

freedom used to be yellow.
simple like holding my grandmother’s hand
in the church pews on sunday.
simple like the ribbons we tied
around the thick bark of the trees,
waiting for the soldiers to come home.

maybe that is why i still like parades.
the heavy hooves of the horses,
the bright brass of marching bands,
the gleam of old cars,
bubbles floating in the summer air.
i want it to be yellow again.

but knowledge changes all the colors.
i cannot pretend anymore.
it does not mean what it used to.

some people choose the blindness of yellow.
some people see the truth.

4/100
For the next 100 days, I’ll be writing and posting a poem every day. I hope you’ll follow along.