The ghost of Norman Rockwell
by Sean Street
[ poetry - september 05 ]
The ghost of Norman Rockwell
makes me down home
apple pie and cute,
nostalgia-safe and freckles,
makes me real, true,
makes me memory,
hopeful, makes me dream.
The ghost of Norman Rockwell
makes me funny,
makes me family,
makes me American,
makes me right,
a thing to fight for,
the way to be.
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The ghost of Edward Elgar
makes me noble,
makes me downland,
heritage, history,
makes me real, true,
makes me memory,
pure dream England.
The ghost of Edward Elgar
makes me hope and glory,
makes me mighty,
makes me Nimrod,
makes me right,
a thing to fight for,
the way to be.
