Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PARADE, by ALBERTA M. PARIS


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PARADE, by                    
First Line: We watched together, my neighbor and I
Last Line: And a small gold star.
Subject(s): Memory; Parades


We watched together, my neighbor and I,
As the men marched by,
And my heart was a traitor that thrilled to the beat
Of their marching feet.
Oh, what of the war god's gloating smile?
There is peace for awhile.
Today is a truce between war and war,
The past is a door
That is closed and barred, and tomorrow lies
Beyond the skies.

And so I forgot my neighbor's Jim,
But her eyes were dim
Remembering he'd leaned from a line like this
For a farewell kiss,
Then on again, with a gay good-bye,
Head proudly high.
Now nothing is left of her boy but these --
Memories,
A heart that aches with an unhealed scar,
And a small gold star.





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