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About This Poem
Dribblin' Betty
Qualified for the finals of the basketball tourney
The star of the team traveled an incredible journey
to play in these momentous games
A foreign exchange student from the Serengeti
was a twelve foot giraffe named Dribblin’ Betty
she wasn’t used to fame…
On her first day of school she cringed from stares
a brown-spotted gal sat alone in her chair…
she stood out like a sore thumb
team sports she shied away from…
“I miss home,” she said
then headed off for gym
A power forward at the top of her game
made a full court shot without much aim…
the gym teacher’s mouth
dropped
to
the
floor
Dribbling Betty could help his team score!
A new secret weapon for the girls’ basketball team
winning a championship was the coach's greatest dream…
The new point guard with no hands
Betty energized the home crowd from the stands…
They made homemade signs
and stood in l-o-n-g l-i-n-e-s
purchasing tickets to her games...
Her uniqueness brought her fame and glory
a Serengeti girl was now the leading role in this story
with thirty seconds left in the championship game
a hook shot missed and rolled down her mane
“Look! The queen of rebounds now has the ball!
Upon her shoulders the burden will fall
to run the clock and make the winning shot!
She’s the best chance this team has got!”
DING!
DING!
DING!
The buzzer rang with a blaring sound
the MVP was officially crowned
Betty’s ball twirled inside the metal hoop
jumpstarting
her new life
in the town
of
Loop De’ Loop
Gwendolen R.
7-13-12
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