tuesday night on the green lush practice fields
under white cotton ball clouds
with a light warm breeze
with bluebonnet flowers along the fence line
as a hazy sun slants her rays on us.
we gather on the sidelines
to chat and to cheer in our portable chairs
all lined up in order of arrival
with sunglasses pushed up
with flip flops dangling off our toes
with water bottles tossed carelessly on the grass around us.
its our tuesday and thursday night dates
packed in between dinner, laundry and homework papers
that gives us a chance to sit for a minute
away from chores and to-do lists
that allows us to focus for just a minute
on our wonderful offspring
as they run the fields,
learn the plays,
support each other on both the great plays
and the almost interceptions.
as they encourage each other during the drills
and the running laps around the track.
we sit back for just a moment in time
to capture our boys growing up in front of our eyes
turning into conscientious team players.
because thats what life is about.
we are all members of a team,
of many teams.
we pick each other up, we support each other,
we work together
like pieces of puzzle.
we take a knee when one of us is injured,
we cheer when we stand up and jog off the field
we celebrate the big plays.
we cherish the small plays.
we take in all the work put into practice
to be a part of a team, part of a family
and part of life.
heres to each of us being a team player in life!
