Submitted by: Jeremy Friedman
A rose by any other name
wouldn’t have a parade
And, next year,
neither will New Year’s Day
You’ve read the news
They’ve kissed it goodbye
The Rose Parade won’t be
passing through Pasadena
Photo: Michael Owen Baker/APErased for the first time
since the Second World War
Colorado Blvd’s colorful floats
are sunk before they ever rose
No bleachers, grand marshal,
theme, or awards
No Tournament-hosted event
showcasing painstaking effort
Lost tourism will wither local revenues –
not a cent following flowers’ scents
But the cancellation made sense
Health had to take precedence
Come January 1,
there’ll be a big football game,
But without fans or the parade
It won’t be quite the same
The poem’s author, Jeremy Friedman, is a lawyer and poet, whose poetry profile is online at www.PoetLawyerate.blogspot.com.
Featured Image: Michael Owen Baker/AP
