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Shepherd Meadow Sonnet

SHEPHERD MEADOW SONNET OR: Dogs, balls, games, and the meaning of life In Shepherd Meadows dogs are running free From river bank they plunge into the stream With leap and bound unleashed across the lea To chase and catch a ball, in sport supreme Beyond the trees the willow clap on leather Tells us of other games no less inspired With teams united in a shared endeavour Their purpose strong, imaginations fired The game's the thing that gives the spirit wings But is it just diversion, of no moment Frivolity in greater scheme of things A minor part, a trivial component? Or as Shankly said: 'no weight of life and death' Much more important; reason to take breath 15 October 2020

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/22/2020 9:38:00 AM

Creative use of the quote in this winner. Congrats on your winning work. Way to go. Sara

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 10/22/2020 11:02:00 AM

Many thanks, Sara.

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 10/21/2020 6:31:00 AM

Congratulations on the win Geoffrey! Linda

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 10/22/2020 11:02:00 AM

Thank you Linda.

Hilo Poet

Date: 10/20/2020 3:27:00 PM

Your endorsements served you well in your submission, Geoffrey, it was my sincere pleasure to have read it, my compliments on your honorable placement, Aloha! William

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 10/22/2020 11:02:00 AM

Thank you for the placement and the kind comment, William.

Gary Radice

Date: 10/16/2020 4:38:00 AM

How could I resist a poem that quotes the late, legendary manager of my favourite football team? This is another enjoyable and clever write Geoffrey

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 10/16/2020 9:19:00 AM

They broke the mold when he passed on. Thanks for the comment, Gary.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 10/16/2020 1:46:00 AM

Ah, yes, football is taken oh so seriously. Which was the only gathering allowed in KC and now our hospitals are turning ambulances away because the beds are full with Covid-19 patients. So you can see how seriously football is here. It takes precedence over life. Nice tribute to the crazy frenzied love of this sport.

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 10/16/2020 9:12:00 AM

Thank you, Caren.

Joe Dimino

Date: 10/15/2020 11:56:00 AM

Absolutely! No speck of existence is irrelevant, in the greater scheme -- that small drop in the sea spreading out eventually touching all shores. For nothing happens in isolation, and the predecessor, as with the drop, may have been an enormous cloud. The mystery of each breath, great as a universe. Inspiring writing my friend!

Geoffrey Brewer
Date: 10/16/2020 9:11:00 AM

Many thanks for your valued feedback, Joe.