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Saturday, May 2, 2015

DERBY DAY

Sunglasses,
ladies in big hats,
jockeys
in colorful silks,
horseflesh rippling,
blinders,
sleek, then sweaty,
minty drinks
chilled metal cups,
everyone stands
a rush,
a roar,
cameras flash,
a blanket of roses,
history
in less than three minutes,
horses worth more than a house,
jewels sparkle in the sun,
$25,000 just to run.

   The first Saturday in May is the running of the Kentucky Derby.
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2 comments:

  1. Linda A.May 3, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    Joy,
    Have you ever been to a Derby Day? Did you wear a big hat?

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    1. JoyMay 3, 2015 at 1:05 PM

      Nope, I've never been, but I had a friend, Marie Gilbert, who got me to watch with her one year at her house in Debideoux and I've been hooked ever since--just to watch the spectacle of all that money.

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