This April, 2004, off a road in Hill Country, I saw this faded memorial of unity and patriotism. The Live Oak tree looked like an anguished, mourning spirit. The flag looked like it was covering a wound, like a bandage.
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This April, 2004, off a road in Hill Country, I saw this faded memorial of unity and patriotism. The Live Oak tree looked like an anguished, mourning spirit. The flag looked like it was covering a wound, like a bandage.