“Majestic”
Everlasting youth majestic,
Marching in time.
White boots and spats,
Cresting the hill.
A monumental moment.
Peacock proud,
Helmeted with reddish and blue hues and plumes.
All adornments shining on.
Up and down the hills,
In conducted cadence.
Barking commands,
Procedure with precision.
Purposeful purpose.
Lady K leading the day.
March on! Roll-off! March on!
A labyrinth route,
But known as heart and home.
The crowd clapping in time,
Marching in place.
Reenacting her flourishes with faux beer bottle batons.
Bunkers, and Hills, and Churches.
Living history dancing with community.
Sunlight shining down,
Blinding for just a moment,
Then trailing off, losing shadows,
Until the parade is done.
Ghosts of past deeds following behind,
And curbside kids getting inspired to join in next year.
Remarking, that they too want to direct the band,
And shine majestic when cresting the top of the hill.
Like she did.
Like she loved doing.
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Published by Christopher Hickey
Welcome to my effort. Yes, as a great procrastinator, it requires great effort to stay focused on something productive that matters to me. I’ll find any old excuse to traipse from project to project, and I rarely end up at the place I started. I find this maddening, and exhaustive. So it is with high hopes, and a greater grasp of self-awareness, that I embark upon staying the course so to speak.
I enjoy writing. Be it blogs, fiction, poetry, etc. I love the craft and the act of creation, the art in and of itself, for it’s own sake and end. I am happy to be able to do it.
Some stats:
Born: March 1974
Education:
St.Francis de Sales, Charlestown MA
Don Bosco Technical High School, Boston MA
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell MA
Bunker Hill Community College, Charlestown MA
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
North Virginia Community College, Arlington VA
Harvard Extension School, Cambridge MA
Place of residence: Somewhere in the land of metro Boston. It’s vaguely familiar and becoming home more and more by the day, but when you come from “The Town” all else fails by comparison.
Favorite Color: I’m partial to all forms of blue.
Favorite Author: c’mon! don’t expect me to answer that, there are too many.
I enjoy memories of playing 80’s Atari better than playing any advanced gaming system that exists today.
Some day:
Hope to be recognized for my paper clip collection. As well as my 27 rejected applications to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailiey Clown college.
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