Mt. Rushmore

by

Elizabeth Cook-Lynn


Owls hang in the night air
between the visages of Washington, Lincoln
The Rough Rider, and Jefferson; and coyotes
mourn the theft of sacred ground.


A cenotaph becomes the tourist temple
of the profane.

© 1983 Elizabeth Cook-Lynn

From Seeking the House of Relatives, Blue Cloud Quarterly Press.

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