Peaceful, Safe, And HAPPY July 4th For Anyone Who Reads This

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This 4th of July,
it is easy to think about
an American flag
big enough to accommodate
ALL of us:

In Long Beach, 
that would be
the Ski Demski Flag 

The flag's home
is six blocks away
from where I write this
     
In 1992,
Demski created 
"the world's largest flag"

It has appeared
at Superbowls, 
World Series games,
Veterans' parades
and the Hoover Dam

Mr. Demski died in 2002
and his ashes
are entombed
in the American Eagle
atop the flag pole

The pole is still there
(flaglessly) but with
a statue honoring
its creator.

The Demski Pole
appears to have
"a black Smudge"
higher than the
American Eagle
at its peak.
But Smudgy is
the real world
mirror image
of the street light
half the height of
the real world 
 Demski Pole  

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