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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