Flag
Flag
"And what of flags? I refuse the immediate meaning. I wrestle the word down to the ground and find life seeping up. Wild iris, marsh herb calamus, fabric signal, the tail of some dogs, the tail of some deer, something rippling or wagging, object for attraction, stone suitable for pavement, to lay such stones, they say it's for allegiance, my aunt thinks skin, I'm looking to a porous and fluid border, where the boundary cracks and green pours through, herb to mouth, to quilt to stone, water tucking into the bends, all this motion fills in! to flag or hang loose, to tire, decline, to hail, raise a concern, lost steadiness, oh love, greening earth, to mark for remembrance or return." (Inga Books)