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Fourth of July by Corn Goddess

Column 1. July 1, 2018. Introduction by Benjamin Daniel Lawless.

{“Every year, the Fourth of July tends to shift its meaning. Corn Goddess has a point\”=>”Despite history and current events, sometimes all I can do is just dance.”}

Photo courtesy Corn Goddess

Fourth of July

I clog everyday
with bluegrass picking or not.

Sometimes on the roof.
Sometimes the muddy lot.

I clog for justice, peace, and ice cream.

I clog alone but in my mind
I’m clogging with my sister G.
and everyone is clapping.

Poem copyright © 2018 by Corn Goddess. Poem printed by permission of Corn Goddess.
Introduction copyright © 2018 by Solo Press, written by Benjamin Daniel Lawless.

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