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Original poem reprinted online here: "Brief Study of Parades" by Jill Osier Originally read: April 225, 2013 More information about the Poet:  Jill Osier *Perspective *Observation *Bias That's what I looked for when I read this poem.  And since the poem is in list format, there is an imposed sequence (just like a parade) which may or may not mean something.  Why the "or"?  The poem straddles the line  between meaning something and just being observant (no meaning imposed on the observation). The first three on the list I labeled, "Parade perspective" or the perspective of the ones putting on the show.  For example, "1) There must be lifting"  could refer to the physical construction, or the line can open up this to a more spiritual level by the term "lift."  Yeah, the second perspective is out there, but the ambiguous of the term open up a lot of interpretations. "2) There must be so many shoes" -- past me wrote, "mar...