Best Nadal Poems

Two rivals meet after long time,
The battleground set for a thrash,
Defying age, not in their prime,
They're geared up for a summit clash;

It's a tense atmosphere down there,
Stadium filled with fired up fans,
There's great excitement in the air,
Best friends have changed to battling clans;

Combat's shifting from...

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Nadal came out on top today,
His eighth time at the French.
He looked relieved and quite composed
While sitting on the bench.

And when that silver trophy
Was placed firmly in his hands,
A roar was heard from all the crowd,
Rejoicing in the stands.

He kissed that bowl and raised it...

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Once there was a tennis player*
From a town in Spain.
Ever since he started winning,
Clay was his domain.

As he rose up through the ranks
(He's number 1 today),
Fans would clamor for a glimpse
Of glory on display.

Though injuries and circumstance 
Have sometimes kept him down,
He always seems to...

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The red clay’s staining all the socks,
But Rafa’s aren’t there 
And yet, his fourteen titles
Still remain beyond compare.

Most years he gets to celebrate
His birthday at the French.
Today, though, he’s not on the court
Or even on the bench.

Perhaps his little surgery
Will fix him up like new
So...

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I should be watching Rafa
In my Rafa hat and shirt,
But Wimbledon is at a loss
Because Nadal is hurt.

He won the quarterfinals
With an injury to cause
Some pain when he was serving
And it seems that gave him pause.

So he withdrew and all his fans,
Of course including me,
Are...

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While watching some tennis, my telephone rang;
My grandson was busting with news.
My son asked, “You watching the Open?” I was,
But a phone call I couldn’t refuse.

I heard the instructions, “Now Henry, don’t tell,
‘Cause Nana is watching the match.”
He solemnly promised and got on the phone
With...

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There were no thoughts of Covid
Or of sadness or of snow
But it wasn’t as relaxing 
As most Sunday mornings go.

For I watched the Aussie Open
And the finals had my fave
Who provided the escape route
From reality I crave.

From a near-elimination
To a 5-set 5-hour match,
Rafa* fought against...

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The match was so exciting,
No one clearly in the lead.
Though Rafa won a tiebreak,
Nothing else was guaranteed.

The second set had started,
Rafa sweating in the heat.
While playing on his birthday,
He would not accept defeat.

Approaching six games all,
Another tiebreak on the rise,
His opponent turned his ankle 
And...

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La pau sempre

Predicamos
pau a la Setmana Santa,
hem de predicar
la pau al món
en nacions,
a les ciutats,
entre veïns.
hem de predicar la pau
a la llar.

Si prediquem la pau a la Setmana Santa
hem de predicar als nostres cors.

La recerca de la pau i el progrés
Necessites anar més enllà de...

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Nothing lasts forever,
But the best that we can do
Is respect the writing on the wall
And listen to our “true.”

So Rafael Nadal will soon
Retire from his sport
And all his fans are saddened
By this “It can’t be!” report.

But tennis is a young man’s game
And Rafa gave his...

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