FIREWORKS -- SUBLIMATION BE -- by Firestone Feinberg

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		Date Added: July 02, 2012 12:07:54	Average Score: (Needs 2)
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FIREWORKS -- SUBLIMATION BE --

b’’h

7/01/12

FIREWORKS — SUBLIMATION BE —

Fireworks — sublimation be —

No shooting star from heaven — there —

But battle weapons — such — we see:

Symbols of ‘bombs bursting in air.’

Beautiful explosions — report

Of rifle echo sound

Hide chills of death — glorious war —

As keep we watch — on burial ground.

Author's Notes:

Leave it to me to say that there is another side to fireworks... The quote, '...bombs bursting in air,' is from the United States of America's national anthem, written by Francis Scott Key. The words are intended to glorify the fact that our revolutionary patriarchs saw that the American flag was still flying despite the fierce battle being fought beneath it -- where many lost their lives and more -- this, at night, by the light of exploding bombs, mind you. The song goes on: 'O, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?' The answer is painfully clear.

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	Comment By: David Turner on July 7, 2012 08:31:46 PM	Report
	Well, the flag still flies but is it flying over the home of the free and the brave? There are of course many worse places to live than the US but the rich and powerful seem to have something of a stranglehold now. David Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: Harry William Harborne on July 4, 2012 06:39:14 AM	Report
	Nice take on the subject, I too like to takle things fron a different view point, this worked well here, Bill Harborne Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: Leonard Wilson on July 3, 2012 04:21:17 PM	Report
	Men used to go into battle in order to cover themselves in glory. Not much glory in having a leg blown off. Some wars must be fought. WW2 had to be fought. I can't think of one since...len Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: Jerome on July 3, 2012 11:15:45 AM	Report
	So true that war is far from glorious, and that many have died for freedom or whatever other goal. I guess that its normal that things get coated over as time goes by. Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: Kymberly Donn on July 2, 2012 06:08:25 PM	Report
	Fireworks, be fireworks, be fireworks my friend. Some are glorious lights and others rain death. You have simply written honestly and THAT makes it wonderful! ~KD~ Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: Tomahawk on July 2, 2012 02:59:01 PM	Report
	And shame is the name of the game. Well said, Pyro! Len Respond To This Comment