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Drum Majorette and Her Best Day

drum majorette with her kick high boots with tassels short pleated black and white skirt oversized gold-embellished band hat leading the ban on an autumn day homecoming parade for a small town promptly put on little girls’ perpetual pedestals not recognizing this is the best day she will ever have in her life not anticipating her fatal car wreck tomorrow. her grandmother waving and taking photos!

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Date: 4/17/2020 11:19:00 AM
Oh what an absolute shame about the fatal car wreck - but is this not true, do we ever know what tomorrow brings? No we don't. Sad but clever write. Blessings Jennifer.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 4/17/2020 3:00:00 PM
It is so true; so very very true. I am glad we do not know ahead; it helps us appreciate the day.

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