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AT HALF-MAST by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK

First Line: FLY THE FLAG AT HALF-MAST
Last Line: TILL THE DAY BREAKS AGAIN.
Subject(s): DEATH; FLAGS - UNITED STATES; MILITARY; SOCIAL PROTEST; VETERANS DAY; WAR; DEAD, THE; AMERICAN FLAG;
Fly the flag at half-mast
For the life that has been spilt,
For the wealth that has been built
On the bones of men;
Fly the flag at half-mast
Till the day breaks again.

Fly the flag at half-mast
For the greed that would not die,
For the hate that scorched the sky
With envenomed fire;
Fly the flag at half-mast
For the deeds of men's ire.

Fly the flag at half-mast
For the love that has been slain,
For the conflict's bloody stain
On the hopes of men;
Fly the flag at half-mast
Till the day breaks again.



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