Thursday, May 10, 2018

2018—HEAD ON COLLISION Part 1i

Geez—
I can't remember a time when
An allergy attack combined with a heat wave
Made such a muddle of my think tank as to
Scramble my connection
To clarity like eggs, frying in a pan

Upon arising this morning
Intuition guided me to reread
The last two posts published
And thank goodness I listened, because
I found my think tank to be even more
Muddled than I'd thought!

With intent to unmuddle that which made
Little sense, portions of yesterday's post were
Revised, and as my brain's dizzied sense of
Clarity can do little more than guide me to
Blow my nose, I'm about to offer
My head, which feels like a ballon
A day of peaceful repose—Aaachoo!

PS
Ravi's first soccer practice was a hoot
Rules were greatly simplified and
Instruction on the part of
Cheerful coaches was clear:
(No hands on the ball
Run up and down the field
Try to kick the ball into the goal
No goalie in sight)
As one would expect
Mini teammates remained as comically confused as
Was true of the Keystone Cops
Even so, it was plain to see that
Coaches and children, alike, were having a 'ball' while
Three year old munchkins, running up and down the field
Had very little clue as to how to direct the ball into the goal
On the other hand, four year old teammates, who
Had played last year, role modeled
An experienced sense of this simplified game

As to Ravi, she fell in love with her cleats at first glance
And as photos below show, my granddaughter at three and a half
Sports a body so strong and tall that her coordination is a match for
Children who have turned five—so, as long as Ravi's spirited desire to
Play soccer proves as strong as her body seems ready and able
I'll place my reservations aside ...

Personal pride

Cooperation

Physical activity

Friendship

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