Sunday At The Field

Sunday afternoon: the start of something
greater has found its conclusion,
its culmination in one defining event
which has drawn the hearts of many
over here today. For those folks
who don't know, it's Bid Day.
And so many duders can only wish
that they were out here as we speak,
just taking in this beautiful day,
getting swept up in this very moment
when countless women finally
find out what sorority they're going
to be in.

Here come the stars of this event:
their sorority handbags & totes on full display,
singing their most beloved cheers & songs
at full volume,
one chapter after another finds its way
up North McKinley -
this is the moment of truth
everyone's been anticipating
after a whole week's worth
of skits, chapter visits, etcetera.

All the preparations which have taken place
for roughly a few weeks or so are now
about to pay off this afternoon:
the beckoning calls are about to begin,
sorority music like none other
can be heard, songs of celebration
filling the air with their heartfelt beauty.
(Life is sure looking good right now
& doesn't get any better than at times
like these. Or should I say
that it's downright beautiful!!)

Cardinal & white, rose & green,
bordeaux & silver, cardinal & straw,
red, green & buff yellow,
scarlet red & olive green,
green & white -
these colors are all here,
all shining an undeniable radiance
to usher in this autumn's new bunch
of wonderful ladies.
For those duders who missed the boat,
their loss not mine: Today
is cause enough for celebration,
cause enough for rejoicing,
to get lost in the excitement
of this very moment in time.
Life doesn't get any better than
it does on a day like today.