know that dance We look for shade from the sun. Large leafy trees, banyans, whatever lasts longest, whatever ever renews. She sought the sun and found it, invited it to dance and some days you could see it flutter and dim beneath `Of course we will carry the flag, but she would seek out the sun, and fight it. And I don’t know – I don’t know if any of us, her feet. Other days it burnt and blistered her, it burnt us all and there was no shade. No shade. The sun is confused today. Can’t find its orbit, can’t find the earth, Can’t find its fiercest dance partner It wobbles uncertain. It shines bleachy Listen We will carry the flag, of course. Of course we will carry the flag, but she would seek out the sun, and fight it. And I don’t know – I don’t know if any of us, know that dance. Published in Daily Times, February 13th 2018.