Mardi Gras

New Orleans
Great fanfare
Parades and festivities
Flamboyance

Glamorous exuberance
Vivid colors
Feathers and costumes
Strings of beads
Strewn everywhere

Loud blaring music
Frenzied partying
Right on through to
Shrove Tuesday



AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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