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All the Guns

Poetry by Greg Keeler

 

In appreciation of all the guns we shall

resurrect these watermelons from

the oblivion to which we have blown them.

In honor of all the guns we shall observe

a moment of silence.

In respect for all the guns, we shall breathe

their incense and write out a big blank

check for more bullets. In defense

of all the guns we shall garner more

guns. In apology for all the guns

we shall offer you this stick-pin of a

flag. In celebration of all the guns we

shall carry them openly. In homage to all

the guns we shall erect a statue of a hole.

 

 

Greg Keeler is the author of several books, including Trash Fish and Epiphany at Goofy’s Gas. He has been writing a sonnet a day for nearly 20 years. 

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