(after the recovered bullet
assemblage by Dave Cole)
A thousand bullets
Make a flag
.22 caliber rimfire
cartridges
a nation’s emblem
drawn in lead
and blood
unfurled and spent
in war and peace—
a thousand rounds
make a nation beautiful
repeat its name
in anthems for the dead.
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Twice nominated for Best of the Net, as well as for the Rhysling Award from the Science Fiction Poetry Association, Neil Ellman writes from New Jersey. Almost 800 of his poems, many of which are ekphrastic and written in response to works of modern and contemporary art, appear in print and online journals, anthologies and chapbooks throughout the world.
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