1. Cynical br br OK, you're next. br Take your poem br Down the Runway. br Take a bow, br Then turn around. br Let 'em have a good look. br The Show goes on br all night and day. br These folks have seen br It all, so don't br Expect too much. br Ah. There's Bert Parks*. br His voice is singing, br 'Heeeere she comes...' br That means it's time— br br br 2. Reverent br br Cornucopia! br Oh, point of Wonder, br Where human ears br Can hear God speak br In every range of voice! br Since ancient times, br There have been places br Where another world br Leaked through to ours. br Now, pilgrimage br Is just a click away. br br 3. Practical br br As long as there br Are jilted lovers, br Poetry will br Never die. br br *scholarly note for those from other shoresgenerations: Bert Parks, an American TV 'game show' personality from the 1950s, long hosted the yearly Miss America pageant.