Categories:
gymnasts, character, extended metaphor,
Form: Prose Poetry
Young Ladies of Steel
Young ladies of steel showing their true grit
as they prance on the narrow balance beam.
Breathtaking moves, never thinking to quit;
never losing site of that golden dream.
Twisting with grace amid strong somersaults,
impossible feats commanding the floor.
Soaring past fate to complete perfect vaults,
sticking their landing for a perfect score.
Spinning so quickly on uneven bars,
each bar another mountain
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Categories:
gymnasts, adventure, america, confidence, dance,
Form: Sonnet
Gymnasts and Poets
Gymnasts and Poets
Poetry writing, a practiced passion,
Gymnastics, practiced poetry in motion,
Choose your form with the first line.
Move quickly into the mood,
directly spoken, intimated,
free verse or rhyme.
Mount the apparatus in graceful form,
forward mount or backward mount,
conventional, unorthodox.
Execute the routine flawlessly.
Express the idea to the core.
Stretch your legs and arms beyond the limit.
Dig deep into your
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Categories:
gymnasts, analogy, poetry, sports, ,
Form: Free verse
Female Olympic Gymnasts
Running into a fixed object
Must send senses into conflict,
Yet girls hit that horse at full spree.
Watching female gymnasts thrills me.
Parallel bars seek perfect catch,
Sailing, holding forms few can match,
Then sticking the mat easily.
Watching female gymnasts thrills me.
Girls transfix on a four inch beam
Where flips, splits, and cartwheels are seen.
Bodies rip and zip moves freely.
Watching
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Categories:
gymnasts, magic, senses, tribute,
Form: Kyrielle
Gymnasts
Gymnasts on the balance beam,
Poised and in control;
Somersaulting, toes a'point -
Gold their longed-for goal.
Dusted hands for surer grips,
Hair slicked back from faces;
Ready to perform what they've
Perfected through their paces.
Eyes like lasers, bodies taut,
They spring and bolt and leap,
Doing the routines they've practiced
Even in their sleep.
One false move, though, poof! it's gone -
The years
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Categories:
gymnasts, sports,
Form: Rhyme
Gymnasts
Gymnasts bend and flip
Sometimes fall but always laugh
Teammates love and care
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Categories:
gymnasts, passion, sports,
Form: Haiku