on friday nights he's at the grille & bar
buying drinks for everyone
he's a fixture in his hometown
a sturdy oak
he's taken root
on saturdays he's at the high school gym
waiting in the bleachers for the game to begin
he's an institution on his block and on the next one
supports the team
wears red and green
and he's found a safe place
every summer he's the marshal in the town parade
he wears the coveted paper crown
the children cheer him from the sidewalks
he smiles and waves
he knows their names
and in the winter he is ever-ready
for an avalanche or a flood
he keeps a snowplow in his backyard
just in case
the big one hits
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