Tribute To Mummer's Day Parade Poem by Nancy Chambers

Tribute To Mummer's Day Parade



The Mummer's Parade
Strut dem Golden Slippers
Happy New Year's Day

Philadelphia
An annual tradition
Mummery in street

Only in Philly
Bright marching Wench Brigades
"Who dat Froggy Carr? "

Comics and String Bands
Bright colors, sparkling glitter
Strolling down Broad Street

Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: celebration,celebrations,dancing,marching,new year
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
If you are not from the Delaware Valley (southern NJ, Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania)you probaly won't get these Haikus Mummer's Day Parade held in Philadelphia PA each January 1st thought to be oldest folk festival in the USA. performed by amateurs.
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