A little something for the Fourth of July

You have to love a nation

that celebrates its independence every July 4, 

not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers 

who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle,

but, with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees,  

the potato salad gets iffy,

and the flies die from happiness. 

You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. 

. . .

Erma Bombeck

Wreath made with flag toothpicks from Factory Direct Crafts. Watermelon and feta flag with blueberries from Wenderly blog.

Comments

[Lisa at Greenbow]

Yum, I am ready to eat that plate of cheese and fruit. Happy 4th to you too.

[Linda Brazill]

Spending the fourth in the air-conditioned indoors and enjoying the waterlilies through the window!

[Altoon]

What a lovely thought from Erma Bombeck, though there are parades of soldiers, usually elderly veterans.