The World A’Fair
Battered and fried apples dusted
with powder sugar cost five dollars
and to no one’s surprise,
there’s a line out the door.
Nearby are many types of beer
and foreign-sounding foods,
everyday becoming more familiar
like brown eyes and funny names.
We’re at the fairgrounds,
the most traditional of places,
where locals race cars and
4-H holds youth competitions.
There’s food, crafts and dancing,
from every continent in the world,
but what’s really on display
is the very best of humanity.
*A World A’Fair is an international festival held annually near Dayton, Ohio.
“Society is unity in diversity.”
This poem was written on May 7, 2023.
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