Here I am again sitting high in this chair
Looking down on these two white clad ladies.
Oh no! One of them is the screamer,
That Sharapova woman.
Why does she do it,
Is she in such pain.
Here we go then.
Thwack! Fault!
Thwack! Thwack – scream! Thwack!
“Fifteen love” I announce.
Why fifteen, surely it should be one!
Thwack!
Here we go again. Why do I do it?
I sit in this chair, as I have done for years.
Watching the ball go from side to side,
Thwack – scream!
It normally goes in, but sometimes it’s wide
And then it can be fun
If they disagree with the call.
Thwack!
I remember back to the time
When “You cannot be serious!”
Was shouted by that curly haired youngster.
Thwack – scream!
“Fifteen all”.
A man of great talent but a big mouth.
“Thwack!
Thwack – scream!
I am sure that scream is getting louder,
And others do it now.
The Williams amazon does it,
But only when she is in trouble.
Thwack!
“Thirty, fifteen”
Wonderful player is Serena,
But she frightens me.
So powerful, so unforgiving,
But after the match all is sweetness and light.
Thwack! Thwack – scream! Thwack!
“Forty, fifteen”
I must stop doing this soon,
The matches are no longer elegant
As the used to be,
Back in the days of Maria Bueno and her like.
Thwack!
And I am starting to go back into the past,
I’ve being doing this for too long now,
And my mind wanders.
“Game, Miss Navratilova!”
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: It is halfway through the Wimbledon tennis tournament. I wrote this a few years ago but I hope it gives you a smile. The video certainly will.
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Hmmm never been a fan of Wimbledon but your quotes certainly ARE something i'm familiar with. Quite amazing the impact Wimbledon has upon our nations.
It certainly is, everything seems to stop for Wimbledon. I watch some of it but am not addicted to it as I am to Rugby (both codes).
A fine write Gold.
Thanks Orchi.
Somehow the tennis of yesteryear was more watchable - I haven't bothered to watch it at all this year and get a bit annoyed when the very few interesting and watchable programmes are disrupted.
I agree Michael, I have watched some of it but not as much as I used to back in the dark ages.
HI UNCLE ANDY ~ Im much too YOUNG to be nostalgic ! My Parents love it so I guess I started to watch ~ when I started play Tennis seriously 1997 when I was 14 ! By then all the Comedians had retired ! I watched *MCENROE @ SIXTY* I would have loved to see have seen him LIVE. Thanks for sharing the VIDEO ~ such FUN ! Angela & I hope to go to WIMBLEDON next year !
Blessings & Peace to YOU & JOYCE
Yours ANGELA & BRIAN 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
ANGELA is mostly asleep in bed when its on
BUT she can watch recordings & highlights !
I used to play back in the sixties and seventies and at one time I was Kent Youth Club Champion.
Physically went to watch a game once, I believe it was McEnroe and Borg. The pomp and show of strawberries and champagne is something to remember, besides obviously watching the game in person.
Thwack, Thwack, Thwack, Thwack, Thwack, really enjoyed your poem
Thank you Suresh, in spite of all his complaining in the past McEnroe is a great guy to listen to.
I enjoyed those thwacks...
onomatopoeia at its best!
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A great read...
...and the video did make me smile!
Thank you for sharing!
My love to Joyce and to you!
~Laura~
Thank you Laura. If I have made you smile then all is good.
Andy
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