Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Sports In Plain Site

American football
Background music for that third Thursday of every November
Players bodies snapping like wishbones
The breaking of the bread, the tossing of the coin
Commence the recipe for victory
Helmets and forks and elbows collide
Sweating gravy during halftime Sherry snoozes
Post patterns and pumpkin pies
An army of ham holders boo at the quarterback
Kool-Aid kids imitate the tackles on t.v.
The turkey gobbles and laughs at the carrots
While the asparagus blitzes the sweet potatoes screen
A festivity with field goals
Celebrated by young and old:


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