Watching the Marathon

One block from my apartment
Is the 18-mile mark
Where the runners pass from 10 a.m.
Until it’s way past dark.

I love to join the cheering throngs
Lined up along the street,
Who clap and shout support
For all those pavement-pounding feet.

With home-made signs held up,
Some people yell to running friends;
Then there are smiles and hugs, 
Providing spirit dividends.

The marathoners represent
A New York hodgepodge mix
Of body types, ethnicity
And, likely, politics.

Yet all the runners hear the cheers
And maybe get a lift,
Thoughts of Covid far away, 
Which is itself a kind of gift.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 11/16/2021 9:57:00 AM
This is what I love about it "The marathoners represent A New York hodgepodge mix Of body types, ethnicity And, likely, politics.:
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Date: 11/8/2021 1:58:00 PM
How wonderful!
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Date: 11/8/2021 10:02:00 AM
I live one block away from the Honolulu Marathon course which starts at 05:00, so I applaud your first verse! Enjoyed!
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Date: 11/7/2021 8:02:00 PM
Huh? Covid? ... Come to Chicago quick, Ilene. Here in West Rogers Park, we're nearly 100% vaccinated, nobody wears a mask, and nobody's getting COVID. (At least not the Jews). Welcome Mat's out... As for marathoners, all I can say is that I'm glad not to be one. lol... My father ran in the only marathon in America in the 1930's, the Boston Marathon. He told me that there were fewer than 100 entrants back then. People shouted 'faggot' at him. He laughed. He was already a 'sheeny!' :)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 11/8/2021 2:00:00 PM
Wow, Gershon! Had to look up the disparaging comment. Experiences at various times…
Date: 11/7/2021 12:58:00 PM
A great distraction from covid, I'll be glad when it burns out. Tom
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