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The autumnal equinox is a few days past. Which means this recycled post is slightly belated. But when you read this post from September 21 of 2008, perhaps your will agree with my opinion that it\u2019s a perfect antidote to the winter-comes-after-fall blues that strike this time of year. And if anyone knows where Ruth Monroe now lives, please leave a comment. I\u2019d love to catch up with her!<\/p>\n

The Equinox – Recycled<\/strong><\/p>\n

The radio announcer said today is the equinox. While he explained the day\u2019s significance, I thought of my college theater professor, Dr. Ruth Monroe. She directed a story theater show when I was a freshman. She chose one of Rudyard Kipling\u2019s Just So tales, maybe\u00a0 \u201cHow the Elephant Got It\u2019s Trunk\u201d for us to turn into a children\u2019s scene. For over thirty years, I\u2019ve been able to remember only one sentence fragment from the story: One fine morning in the middle of the procession of the equinox.<\/p>\n

Least you think I\u2019m a total kook, I can remember the fragment because Doc Monroe jazzed it up into a chant that opened the show. We started out with:<\/p>\n

One fine morning in the middle of the procession of the equinox,
\nI say the equinox,
\nI say the equi-equi-equi-equi-equinox…<\/p>\n

and went on from there to I don\u2019t remember what, except that it was pretty cute and kids laughed a lot.<\/p>\n

But every September and March, when the equinox rolls around, I do remember what a wonderful teacher and director Doctor Monroe was. I remember Thoren Hall, now torn down, where we rehearsed. I remember Alpha Psi Omega initiations at midnight on the stage and cast parties at her house after shows and trips to Minneapolis to visit the Guthrie.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know where Doctor Monroe lives. I don\u2019t know if she\u2019s still alive. But each fall, when the sumac turns and each spring when the crocuses bloom, suddenly she snaps her fingers and jives to the beat. So I join her in the chant:<\/p>\n

One fine morning in the middle of the procession of the equinox,
\nI say the equinox,
\nI say the equi-equi-equi-equi-equinox…<\/p>\n

…as I prance down the road.
\nOut of breath and still dancing, we laugh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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