a breaking through © colin goedecke
White Flag
for the South & North Korean women’s
combined Olympic hockey team
A way to suspend animosity,
signal a possibility.
Seek peaceful relating
instead of brandishing
or warring of arms or wills.
Break the ice to bring
opposing elements together.
To shape something
better, something higher
minded, hearted, spirited.
That waves away
an otherwise darkening descent,
and waves in a hopeful,
unifying sign -- of light.
Colin Goedecke
for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics
Winter 2018