THE MORNING AFTER
The morning after, we fulfilled our special niche and returned to Brittlebank Park as:
THE CLEAN - UP TEAM
Archie, Mimi, Eileen, (Barbara Allen), Gail
For a Dragon Boat Team
To do what it ought-er
It has to work together
On land as well as on water
The Hat Dragons
Are just such a Team.
A review of what we did
Shows just what I mean:
We began our planning,
And eating too,
At a Kick off Brunch in March,
Where we decided what to do
Some would cook.
Some would create.
Some worked together.
Some worked at their own rate.
All gave it their best,
The ol' college try.
When things didn't sell,
We were the ones who'd buy
Eventually our donations
Totaled 4,000 dollars--
An amount to be proud of,
A reason to holler
We practiced a bit,
As much as we could.
We had to face facts:
The spring weather wasn't good
The Day finally came:
Not too cold or too hot.
Where The Hat Dragons could show
Exactly what we got:
We got out of the starting gate
For the very first Race.
But one look at Drummer extraordinaire Vicki,
Showed something was out of place
It wasn't something;
It was actually some-one
Without a steersperson,
No Race could be won
But we kept our cool
And so did he,
And off we paddled
To our first leg of victory
Even our Second Race
Tested our mettle and heart;
This time it was the Tower
That bungled our start
But we had a plan!
We wouldn't be deterred!
When they announced the metals,
"Silver" is what we heard
We exceed all expectations
'Cause we knew how to compete:
All we had to remember was
"Eyes, Lungs, and Feet!'
The best thing about The Hat Dragons is we BONDED as a Team...and that makes us REAL winners!
