Old Glory


Flying high and
waving proudly;
perched atop
a silver orifice
the magnificent
and beautiful
flag of honor -
Old Glory,
smiles upon
a grateful nation
with resplendent
dignity and distinction.

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 Ed Coet is a retired US Army officer and professional educator. He is a widely published freelance writer and poet. Ed has had numerous articles published on a variety of topics. Ed’s short stories were published in Bewildering Stories, Scribal Tales, Muscadine Lines – A Southern Journal, and Scars Publications. His poems have been published in Purple Dream Ezine, Solder Works Magazine, Children, Churches & Daddies Magazine, Scars Publication,  Steller Showcase Journal, Both Sides Now Journal, Because We Write Magazine, Lost Beat Poetry Journal, Cynic Magazine, Fullosia Press, Blue Fog Poetry Journal, Poetic Diversity Magazine, Pink Mouse Pub Poetry Journal, The Huffington Post, Raven Publishing, Inc., Muscadine Lines, A Southern Journal, Osprey Journal, Masque Publishing – Decanto Magazine, Namaste Fiji – The International Anthology of Poetry Book, The “Breaking Silences” Poetry Book Collection, and the 2007 Scars Poetry Collection Book  - We The Poet’s, which includes Ed Coet’s award wining poem - Comfort. Visit with Ed Coet at “The Coet Blog” at http://thecoet.blogspot.com/.