We are a war-like city
in a militarized nation
Weird emanations of Hiroshima day in a West coast port of call
Teenagers dressed in tutus and carrying flags
Were doing a mock reenactment
of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima
Had to wonder,
Were they aware of this memorial?
Honoring peace with a city in Japan,
With FDR's presidential yacht looking over its shoulder
A floating location where the war with Japan was planned
The atomic bomb must have come up,
Truman the mean little haberdasher
Showed up on the Potomac
We salute our victorious flag in seven directions,
A nice breezy cool day on the Pacific coast
Hotel Transylvania II matinee at the cineplex,
Our way of life is still sort of fun
Ant Man Bee,
As Captain Beefheart cryptically intoned,
Tech-tough society losing critters
Parking enforcement,
Every day another minor atrocity
I kept one eye on the massive police structure
As evening fell on another day
Without a mushroom cloud
(Note cameras,
also lesser Blue Heron)
8 August 2015
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