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Observations From a Squash Court Wall

Built to take the abusive raqueteering punishment unleashed upon me by human beings Towering around those agile people so quick of foot and strong of arm with blood sweat, and testosterone raging Black rubber ball scuffs pure white painted walls a dash here, a strike there, a record good or bad but each a mark of personal aptitude from a player Highly varnished wooden floors sit at my foot Echoing squeaks and thumps from trainers around vast cells where contenders choose to be imprisoned Supportive friends often stand outside courts cheering on While racquets wave, splicing the air repeatedly Until game over, exhausted and calmer pair remove shoes then vacate Will this leave me in peace again or will it mean my services are further required today Just what is on my timetable and for how long my working life?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 1/11/2011 10:29:00 AM
It's been reopened and is listed. Please submit it now. Thanks, Love, Carolyn
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Date: 1/11/2011 10:27:00 AM
New Soup mail. Please check ASAP. I will send you another once the contest has been reopened so you can enter quickly. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 1/11/2011 10:07:00 AM
Soup mail for you. Leave defence just as it is, but you'll have no typos if you eliminate the opening paragraph. I sent entry instructions to you in the Soup mail. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 1/11/2011 7:39:00 AM
A good descriptive way to describe walls in a racquetball court. I took similar abuse when I was a cashier at Best Buy years ago.
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Date: 1/10/2011 10:31:00 PM
wow, what a GREAT way to personify walls!! I love this one, Ann Marie, Ingenious. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 1/10/2011 9:49:00 AM
Oh, I love the way you wrote this in the first person perspective as this poor, abused wall speaking, Anna-Marie. You had me chuckling all the way through. Very funny poem, dear! The last verse is priceless! Love, Carolyn
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