Warming Up
...It's a gun metal morning
nail-head rain hammers
a quitting earth.
The sky
is a technical knockout.
Making a third cup
of black coffee,
I elbow a dullness aside,
try a few butterfly steps
get...
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Categories:
technical knockout, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Joe Louis Vs Max Schmeiling
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In 1938, boxer Joe Louis did the patriotic thing.
He had an entire nation in his corner of the ring.
Here, he was facing German heavyweight Max Schmeiling.
Yankee Stadium in New York was...
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Categories:
technical knockout, history, sports,
Form: Rhyme