June Theme Day: Zest? ... Well, It Depends

There's nothing like the zest, the pure enthusiasm 

shown by race fans before and after the start of the Indy 500. 

Last weekend, folks began to make their way through 

the Speedway gates when they opened at 5:30 a.m. 

They quickly (well, that's debatable) dragged their little 

wheeled coolers, collapsible chairs, and blankets 

to their seats and viewing areas. 

Just as quickly those items were arranged 

and folks settled in to await the race.

People played catch with baseballs, footballs, or Frizbees.

The kids played with toys in the warm morning sun

while their parents drank and prepared breakfast. 
Quite a few folks slept for a few hours, 

awakened only by the sound of Jim Nabors singing 

"Back Home Again in Indiana."

The process was then reversed. 

But the enthusiasm that was shown at dawn

was not in evidence. Blankets were rolled up,

 trash thrown in receptacles, chairs folded, 

and the coolers, now empty, made forlorn little 

hollow tickety-tickety sounds as their wheels 

rolled over the pavement. Tired from their exertions

spectators wound their way towards their vehicles,

many of which were parked on the lawns of Speedway

residents. There, they might find the shade of a tree 

where they would have a beer and talk about the race 

while waiting a couple hours for the traffic to thin.

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