In this red\/blue state ~<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In the very early morning, blue mist<\/p>\n
bleeds from the Blue Ridge mountains<\/p>\n
on the horizon. It rolls down the slopes<\/p>\n
puddles in the valleys, thick & furred.<\/p>\n
Even the evergreens are blued w\/fog<\/p>\n
softened in outline. This is home now.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In Oklahoma, where the dirt is ironrust red,<\/p>\n
the wind blows as red as the politics.<\/p>\n
Here, even when the Stars & Bars stake<\/p>\n
their claim to race & religion, old manners<\/p>\n
breathe blue mist. Rain falls in silvery threads<\/p>\n
and light is suffused with blue shadows.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Perhaps my battered hopes will heal, cradled<\/p>\n
in air the colour of memory. And red light<\/p>\n
will thin to rose, while blue sky deepens. Perhaps.<\/p>\n
And maybe, in this misty high place, I will learn<\/p>\n
to listen, hearing through red anger the quiet<\/p>\n
melody of blues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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