On
Canada Day in Newport Beach vacant street parking is a thing of the past
Beach
front rental occupants are clogging the stores to make sure supplies of beer,
wine and food will last
On
the 4th to celebrate Independence Day libations on the patios flowing
quickly are on display
The
streets clogged with party goers to celebrate without break on this Independence
Day
Freedom
of Movement is a freedom on this day put in suspense
As
outnumbered police are armed with barriers they soon will dispense
If
you came in to the Peninsula in early morn like a crab you can get in but you
can’t get out
All
manner of mostly skin thongs and tops in red, white and blue are wandering about
A
parade of clothing red, white and blue
Always
in search for another cold brew
The
cars turn into snails
Steady
movement fails
Only
the bikers, skate boarders and peds
Have
any chance to from one patio party to another move ahead
Too
much wine and way too much beer
Washing
away the patriotic fervor that should be here
Noise
builds and the spirits loosen all restraint
The
partygoers may be patriots but not saints
Too
many celebrants with too much to drink
The
kegs and cases sever the Valley Forge commemoration link
The
minors are the first to go, plucked out of patios for being not of age
Then
the drunks in public who can no longer win in the struggle to stay upright wage
Finally
the ones who have failed to their consumption slow or stop
Hopefully
not on the sidewalk or street but in a patio when they finally drop
The
Newport Hilton with its iron bars may be standing room only at the end of the
day
With
party goers surprised that at these accommodations they are forced to stay
In
years past the celebrations got completely out of hand
Sofas
set fire after being dragged into the streets or onto the sand
With
Lyft and Uber thank God the DUIs will be down
As
drivers with an option will avoid stuck in peds traffic in this town
A
fond hope as this nation is beset by foreign issues that are challenging to
cope
To
remember the brave band of patriots that grabbed a lion’s tail to have smote
From
Bunker’s Hill to New York, many thought this band of patriots had little chance
Against
the strongest army and navy but when the smoke cleared the quest for freedom
did advance
From
Boston, to Trenton, to Saratoga and
finally to Yorktown
The
resolve to shed Redcoat blood was slowly worn down
A
new nation to rise up from the blood of patriots
Never
ending in the desire of freedom from a king they sought
Celebrate
hearty even as one parties into the night
Freedom
will never be lost if we honor our heroes and patriots are willing to fight
©
July 1, 2019 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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