i've never been
to new orleans
for mardi gras...
yet i have the best memories
of a fat tuesday celebration
once a month
my girl scout troop
would meet up at
the greens of lyndhurst
an assisted living facility
where we would entertain
the residents
for the night
each month was a different theme
it seemed only fitting
that in march
we celebrate mardi gras
we brought beads
and hats and masks...
we sang mardi gras songs
served cupcakes with
a little plastic baby
hidden in each one
sarah was so alive
on these nights
she became the helper
instead of the one
often being helped
i loved the planning
the creativity
and seeing the smiles
on everyone's
faces
both the young
and the not so young
and that will always be
my mardi gras memory
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