| Friday
Night Fans emerge from pick-ups and minivans. Expectantly. Doors Slam. Horns Honk. A crowd gathers, builds, Solidarity forges From a dusty parking lot. A Setting Sun Slides behind a paint-peeled press box Random lights, atop creosote poles Flicker to life | ||||||||
| A Roster Scanned, Noted, as a Sousaphone Bellows | ||||||||
| A Flute Shrills, Gazes fixed | ||||||||
| On the Stars and Stripes Smoke floats From a Booster Club Grill Popcorn Wafts, Cuts Through Crisp Autumn Air An Unexpected Chill Beckons Blankets and Hoodies and Mittens And Coffee. | ||||||||
| Missing Scoreboard Lights Turn a "0" into "3" Zebras Chuckle, Summon Captains to Midfield | ||||||||
| A Coin Flutters. Lands Softly on Fescue A Glance to the Flag The Wind Gauged A Decision Deferred Teams taking places | ||||||||
| Take It Back! | ||||||||
| Who's Got the Hit?! | ||||||||
| Wall Right! | ||||||||
A Prayer For Protection | ||||||||
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| A Long Looping Whistle | ||||||||
| The Thud of the Kick | ||||||||
| The Crowd Comes to Life | ||||||||
| Ripping Flesh | ||||||||
| Crackling Plastic | ||||||||
| Muffled Groans From the Bottom of the Pile | ||||||||
Turf Yielding Dew | ||||||||
| Cleats Raking Mud | ||||||||
| Ball! | ||||||||
| Crossbuck | ||||||||
| Stunt | ||||||||
| Reverse! Yellow Flags Raining | ||||||||
| Triple 38! | ||||||||
| On Two-ON TWO! | ||||||||
| Don't Jump! | ||||||||
| Green 18! | ||||||||
| Huh-Hut! He Jumped! | ||||||||
A Horn blows. Gasping boys gather wits, strength, stamina Head up a long hill to A Locker Room's Stench
A reprieve, a respite, a Chalk Talk Searching for courage, endurance, hope Coaches coaxing same For the Final Act | ||||||||
New Life Redemption A Cadence | ||||||||
| Deception Counter | ||||||||
| Audible | ||||||||
| Separation | ||||||||
| Daylight! | ||||||||
| Daylight Gone. | ||||||||
Read First | ||||||||
| Pitch It! | ||||||||
Another Prayer For Protection | ||||||||
Staring Down Trepidation Discovering Courage Displaying Character | ||||||||
Boys Becoming Men | ||||||||
| Men, In the Stands, Once Again Boys | ||||||||
| Mothers Holding Nurturing Breaths | ||||||||
| Wondering Where the Time Has Gone | ||||||||
| A Gatorade Bath | ||||||||
| Dumped in Jubilation | ||||||||
| A Broken Clipboad Slammed in Despair A Season Ends Of Football. Of Life. | ||||||||
Friday, October 19, 2012
Friday Night Sights (and Sounds and Smells and Memories)
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