Bitter
Old Men Yelping at Each Other
(rather
like some of the in-laws over Christmas dinner)
“Language, the home and receptacle of beauty and
meaning….”
-Doctor Zhivago, p. 437
My country, ‘tis of thee
“Get out of your
bunker and get out of the sand trap!”
Sweet land of liberty
“What do you want
to call them? Give me a name. Give me a name!”
Of thee I sing
“It’s hard to get
a word in with this clown.”
Land where my fathers died
“Proud Boys,
stand back and stand by!”
Land of the pilgrims’ pride
“He’s Putin’s
puppet!”
From every mountain side
“You can’t even
say the word ‘law enforcement!’”
Let freedom ring
“Will you shut
up, man?!”
(No apologies to Samuel
Francis Smith; he pinched the tune from “God Save the Queen.” As for the angry
old men, they are entirely our own.)
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