Surrounded by classic cars and women on horseback,
Marchers representing army and navy and Ford dealers,
Wave flags, bring cheers.
Clowns in tri- colored costumes encourage
The crowd to rejoice.
Sadly they seem tired,
Possibly discouraged.
Children run to them expecting
Tricks and favorite candies,
And are often rewarded.
Others seek them out
To squirt pistols
That spew strips of “silly string”.
That stick to the clowns, and mar the colors.
I am not a clown,
Still I shared their outrage,
Boiling over with practiced restraint,
Leading to verbal impeachment of
Offending children and their immediate families.
Happy 4th.
No comments:
Post a Comment