grills hum before dawn
school colors rise with the smoke
memory moves through us
sweet tea in red cups
laughter loops through alum tales
horns stretch into sky
marchers lift the beat
elders uh-hum in them streets
filled with peach cobbler
trunks up step in time
swag, strolls, crests and canes vibing
ready reverence for founders
collage of queen courts
drums spark the ancestral soul
echoes on the quad