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You Wish They Could Play Forever
You wish they would stay forever young, that
their youthful enthusiasm would allow us to
escape from the harsh realities of adult
life every Friday night for as long as we
wanted. And if it did have to end, we'd like
the script to always end the same; victory
upon victory leading to crowning glory.
Heads bowed just for a moment to accept a
wreath signifying a championship. For as
surely as those young warriors of ours would
drink in the adulation of that trophy we
would feel a little taller in its
reflection.
But not every story, not every turn of
events, not every ending can be as we plan.
The twists and turns of life have
already taught us that. We know that the sun
will still rise, the world will still turn,
children will still laugh and cry and grow
up to be just as us. And knowing that truth,
we can all still hold our heads high, hold
open our arms and welcome our Redskins off
the field with the same joy and smiles no
matter what the result of a 48 minute
contest. For the beauty of the Redskins and
the boys and coaches who put on a spectacle
for us each year is that there is a next
year! A next year that will bring back old
friends, introduce us to new ones and allow
our Neshaminy family to become a little
bigger as some players become ex-players
that will sit with us and cheer with us -
every bit as loudly.
So if there are tears on our cheeks, they
are not tears of sadness or despair but
instead they are tears of joy and happiness
that yet again, a beautiful group of young
men gave us so much of themselves over the
last season. A group of young men blessed us
with memories that will last a lifetime and
which will form another link in the
unbreakable chain that is Neshaminy Redskin
football.
So, to the 2005 Redskins - we wish you could
play forever because your efforts, your
work, your energy gave us so much more than
you can now know but which we believe
someday you will know. And that's why we are
happy for ourselves and for you - more than
you can imagine.
Thanks for a great season.
Paula G. |
