From a Thread to a Flag
Thread
Stretching, colorful
Sewing, stitching, creating
1777 1814, 1861, 1960
Waving, flying, displaying
Patriotic, American
Flag
Date of First Draft: around April or May 1995
Information: It was written as a part of a mini-anthology of poems, which was actually a school assignment.
Annotations: The years on the fourth line relate to the American flag. 1777 was the adoption of the flag, 1814 was the Battle of Fort McHenry where Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner,” 1861 was the start of the Confederacy and the Civil War and 1960 was the rising of the 50-star flag.