Standing at the line
Tall and skinny
Short shorts and same color top
Number pinned to your chest
Nervous in the shadow of tradition
And past champions
I liked Steve foster
Liked Dusty Fog
Loved Duxcy
The king of the track
No shame in admitting
I man
Didn't have raw speed like that
So at the end of the day
The course record
The legend
Set my sights on Noel Gray

Standing at the line
Brand new to class one
Heart racing
Paper strips in hand
By default a full minute down
Kids are already struggling at the wall
Back end of the burial ground
Finally
All clear
Rocket out one gate through another
An obstacle course to the beach
Dead ahead then plumb left
As you make a sharp turn right
Setting sun coloring the sky over the sea
Water trying to grab your sneakers
And as far as the eyes can reach
White in motion on Grey-black
Flashes of Green, Orange and Red
Postcard moments
But...
Nuff said
Today
In full flight
And hunting House glory
This is Blue
Blue country

Rushing up the cliff from warm sand
The last three guys
Julian Daniel
Brimble
Steve Harris
Same spot I caught them last time
Man on a mission
Found another another gear
Adios fellas
Better luck next year
Hit the top of Foxes Bay road
Just us
Checkpoint and screaming girls
Way ahead of the pack and a ticking clock
Under record pace
Boy me nar even bother for look back
Running hard
Running easy
In full flight
Hunting house glory
Not a freakin soul
Is going to catch me
This is Blue
Blue country

MSS
Sports

Standing at the line
No other House I'd rather be
This is Blue
Blue Country

JM

For My Montserrat

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