Used to be Washington and Lincoln
Birthdays of distinction…
Separate were
Celebrated for,
Each their own fame without linking.
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Then to reduce off days,
History meaningless in ways…
Three-day weekends
Popular trends,
Became governmental mainstays.
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Since little history’s taught,
Long weekends are fraught….
Ignorant of meaning
No student gleaning,
Much more that a party onslaught!
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–Jonathan Caswell
(An opinion piece)