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Horseshoes

Soccer had a low                                           priority at the 
          Annual Community		                                 Sports Recognition   
           Banquet and most of                                        the other coaches 
              didn’t go so we                                             always ended up 
              at a table with                                               the Horseshoe Club. 
              Nice folk, but                                                 they  were  almost
              as old then as                                               we  are now, and
              we didn't have                                               much in common 
              other than the                                               old  joke  that                                              
              that close only                                               counted   in                                                 
              horseshoes and                                             nuclear bombs.  
              But on those warm summer evenings when I wasn’t coaching, I’d 
              say hello as I walked the dogs past the horseshoe pitch and it's
              haze of cigarette smoke. These days. the pitch is neglected and 
              I can’t help wondering if they're still alive and where they've gone.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 6/25/2019 12:39:00 PM
Hello D.W. Rodgers, my guess mot of them have passed. Others have moved onto something different. Like watching a soccer game on tv. Have a nice day my friend.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 6/25/2019 1:23:00 PM
I would rather watch a soccer game. have a nice day my friend.
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D.W. Rodgers
Date: 6/25/2019 12:56:00 PM
Thanks Darlene

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