Sulphur River Spring 1987 [antikvár]

Ríbbon Ny bont lump was 13' 9%" in Uiat oighth grade county moet, qood enough for a fifth placc cio In tho lonqo jump (callod broad juinp bAck tlion, thlrty yeara ago). I watchod thom hand out ribbonai bluo, rod, whítc, yellow. líagor hands poolod them from tho cool eir of spring dusk. I aaw tho rlbbon for fifth placc. It vas bright grcon; I could almost feel its gloss botwocn my thumb and fingertips. But thoro woro no extra green ribbons: thoy would have to flip a coin. Tho othor boy, tall and frockled, atammorod a qulet "t-t-taila." Tho air aaught both the spinning coin and my broath< held one and threw tha other toward the meet director'a hand. I Btill hava the rlbbon. X wcnder lf the other boy r-mbera that coin spinning, or dreams of that narrow piac* of silk, new and bright green. Gono L. Fohlet