Irradiations XXXIV

The flag let loose for a day of festivity; Free desperate symbol of battle and desire, Leaping, lunging, tossing up the halyards; Below it a tumult of music, Above it the streaming wastes of the sky, Pinnacles of clouds, pyres of dawn, Infinite effort, everlasting day. The immense flag waving Aloft in glory: Over seas and hilltops Transmitting its lightnings.