In early early morning
during parade season
we marched and played across the field marched and played for two hours
across the field
marching band music
Sousa music
marching
leaving wakes of perfect lines
across the dewey grass
across the morning field.
Wake up. Wake up.
It’s time to play music.
It’s time to march
perfect lines of poetry
across the dewey field.
I love the last lines. Having both been in the dance drill team of my high school band and then having chaperoned my son’s high school band trips, I related to this. Perfect lines … the band and the poetry. Yes! Thank you!