|
Cotton to Silk |
 |
|
Cotton flag... colors in the rain.
Colors...
dripping...
Colors like blood
Summon back the pain.
Cotton won't unfurl
And fly in the wind...
Cotton's
too heavy
And always has been.
We hang our heads
in shame.
There are soldiers
Who need loosed from
their chain.
Cotton...
Cotton pain...
The old south
wore a suit of grey.
That was long ago... on another day.
A soldier deserves respect.
And this could be one way...
Make his flag with silk.
Cotton...
What do you say?
Because of its weight...
Cotton won't unfurl in the wind.
Not soaked with blood, tinged with hate.
Cotton was
king...
Lost its crown.
The cotton mills are closing
down.
Cotton's leaving this old town.
Jobs are scarce,
but they'll get along.
Cotton...
Go on down...
Cotton was likely the root of the sin...
Taught men to be
brutal to men.
Black... and... white...
Brothers and
sisters will tell you...
Cotton's too heavy...
And
always has been.
At the Confederate Memorial,
Let's raise, on the pole,
A flag of silk
So it will
fly in the wind.
Cotton's too heavy...
Always has
been...
With the flag's raising, send forgiveness.
Let love replace the hate
And let peace in...
Let old
times be forgotten.
Cotton was heavy...
Let go... of
the weight. |
By Faye Sizemore
Copyright 2002
Listed June 23, 2011 |
|
|
About
Author...
Faye Sizemore makes her home in the beautiful foothills of South Carolina with Grant, the love of her life, as well as three dogs, two cats, two parakeets and four nanny goats. Grant is a Vietnam Veteran having served with the US Marines in 1968-69 and is, of course, Faye's muse. Faye is deeply interested in Veterans' Affairs and Veterans' Causes. She is very proud of Grant and her poetry is an off-shoot of that pride.
Visit
Faye Sizemore's site for more information
It is illegal to
use this poem without the author's permission.
~~ Send your comments and/or use permission request to
Faye Sizemore. ~~ |
Poem Use Permission Request
USA Patriotism! cannot
provide use permission for a poem or an author's email address
if not listed below the poem. Only the author or a legal
representative can grant permission. Try a search engine to find the
author's contact information for a use permission request or if
it is available for public use.
Note: Poems authored in the
1700s and 1800s can be used with reference to the author. |
Comment on this poem |
|
| | |
|
| Country and Flag Poems | Poem Categories |
|
