Secular poem about a car parade: This poem from 2000 recently posted on the Academy of American Poets writers workshop received few comments, I am sorry to say. But I like the work, and here it is...

In Honor of Memorial Day

Arlington National Cemetery
by MrDaMan
Virgil R. Hall II (Randy)

Standing on a grassy knoll, on blades of verdant green.
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Howdy Doody Time!
By Reid Baer

When I was very young
smiling wasn’t for fun.
It was a visual aid.
A family secret and
a pathetic charade.
...

Children on parade, 4th of July...(2001)
poem by Peter Menkin
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The girl scouts wore silly hats,
one an emerald green overly...