Flags

Flags dot the houses
I stroll past.
Even ours is up,
a fluttering red, white and blue
against the cream-colored house.

I glance up, and for a moment I see
a patch of maple leaves
against the blue sky
with wisps of clouds.
Red, white, and blue.

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Joanna Kass, Age 12 (2001 Finalist)
Center for Teaching and Learning
Edgecomb, Maine
Teacher: Nancie Atwell