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Five On the Floor

Five on the floor, five and more And they're dancing to the show One and done, over and won As the march to madness goes Game on, and the game is for Five on the floor, five and more Taking pains to stay in range For the game lives in the score Forty to go, five or more For the madness knows the score Five on the floor, five and more Leaving it all on the floor Now it’s done, and one moves on And the one that plays no more Breaks our hearts, the madness roars Five on the floor, five and more

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Date: 7/3/2023 1:31:00 PM
Hi John. I like the cadence that flows throughout your quartern. It makes for such easy and enjoyable reading. I'll be honest, I ws stumped by the term 'five on the floor' and before I read the comments below thought that it may even refer to a computer game. :) (I know, I know..) This Brit isn't too familiar with basketball. Cheers - Gary
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John Oldham
Date: 7/3/2023 6:00:00 PM
LOL! Yeah, this was during our college basketball end-of-season tournament - big event here in the States for fans of the college game and occurs mostly during the month of March (March Madness). Anyway, glad you liked it. I'm checking out your poems - impressive, the ones I've read so far. Best, John
Date: 3/31/2023 3:45:00 PM
Love the rhythm you created in this poem, John -- and the message too. These games are truly 'do or die.' (Unlike NBA, which is a 'business,' purely).
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John Oldham
Date: 3/31/2023 6:08:00 PM
Appreciate it, Gershon. The Quatern style had just the right rhythm of this poem - it lined up nicely.
Date: 3/24/2023 1:47:00 PM
I love quatern. I just don't think I know this game.
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Date: 3/24/2023 2:11:00 PM
It's college basketball, Andrea. March Madness. Five on the floor refers to the five players each team can put on the floor at one time. Hope that helps make sense of it! So far my team (UConn) is still in the tournament - So I haven't hit the heartbreak, yet. ;) This is the first Quatern I ever wrote. It was fun :) - john

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