SOL26: March 29 While Marines Landed

This month, I am writing with Two Writing Teachers Slice of Life group sharing bits and pieces of life, like this one, 

I met Diane, Claudia, Alba,

Waiting for the march to begin,

In a small train-stop-town

While Marines landed in the Middle East,

New casualties, the war expanded while

Bitter winds blew, encouraging us to go home.

Yet, we joined long retired, new graduates, 

Families, veterans, guide dogs, wheelchairs,

Worried about wars, bullying, unemployment, 

Panicked about inflation, international relations,

Saddened about those incarcerated, senseless murders

Hoping in some very small way to make a difference.

I remembered the "olden days" of watching the big kids

Long air flowing blowing in the wind, literally,

As they sat in protest at on the quad

As we marched slowly back onto the yellow bus

This was a far more diverse crowd!