It’s the penultimate day of Wimbledon today, and I haven’t watched so much TV for a long time! I love a good tennis match, and tomorrow I’ll hopefully get to watch the last minutes of the men’s singles final from the van. I’ve composed a poem in honour of my favourite sport:
ANYONE FOR TENNIS?
© Stevie Turner 2019
They seek the winner’s golden cup
But the competition’s tough.
Serve and volley,
Smash and lob.
Fifteen love.
Serve and volley
Backhand pass
Was it out?
Challenge with a shout.
Have to heed the referee’s call.
Fifteen all.
Serve but no volley
An ace down the line,
Spectators clap.
Serve and volley
A puff of chalk seen.
Thirty fifteen.
Serve and volley
Drop it over the net,
Run to save the set.
Backhand slice,
Very nice.
Bat that ball!
Thirty all.
Serve and volley
Start a rally
Fifteen strokes from the baselines.
Accurate passing shot.
Opponent too sporty.
Thirty forty.
Serve and volley,
Agony,
Dodgy knee joint.
Championship point.
Spectators ooh and ah.
Serve and volley
Lob and run
Smash it home.
Match is won.
Good poem Steve.
I also write blogs on tennis.
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Thanks. Will check it out.
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Fun poem Stevie. But there’s where we differ, lol. Watching tennis is like watching paint dry for me. LOL 🙂
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We actually differ? Wow!😄
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Lol, I’m willing to bet you don’t like American NFL Football, lol – my one and only favorite sport. 🙂
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I hate football!
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I figured! Lol 😉
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Wow awesome poetry on the tennis. Yes let us see who is going to win today. It will be good. 👍👍👍👍👍
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Thanks. Unfortunately I’m leaving for the Isle of Wight in an hour or so. I’m going to miss it.
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Oh k though I saw the match between Nadal and FedEx and Nadal did not play his game properly at all. Let’s hope today the better batsman wins. Though Serena lost
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Very well done, Stevie. You perfectly capture the tension and joy of all the tennis battles we have seen this week. And I am convinced that Serena Williams has to be a robot! The woman is unstoppable…
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She is indeed. She can serve a ball as fast as the men!
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I spoke too soon, she lost…
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She looked tired today .
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and miserable for some reason…
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Probably because Simona was playing better!
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Nice work, Stevie. I’ve been enjoying Wimbledon a lot. Wow! Serena vs. Halep and Federer vs. Djokovic. Some of the old veterans still got it.
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They have. None of them are in the first flush of youth. It just goes to show that age, stamina and experience can sometimes triumph over youth.
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