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Louise
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ABOUT PARADES
If there is such a thing
as too many parades, then,
I think we’ve reached that point.
Americans love a parade.
Nowadays they have one
to celebrate almost anything.
To encourage citizens.
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To collect more scrap.
To sell more bonds.
To honor a flag.
To honor a war hero.
People persist in marching,
while bands continue to blare.
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They
keep
us
from
falling
apart.
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© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved. All photos courtesy Library of Congress: children with flags, civil defense workers, tank, servicemen, spectators.
2 comments:
The last lines are very true - that's what parades do!
I'm hoping that they provided the spectators with a reason for hope. I know there were a lot of places that had captured submarines and other spoils of war paraded through the streets.
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