tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post2044462300210359083..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: WimbledonRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-34808717197421306162010-07-03T06:28:17.089-07:002010-07-03T06:28:17.089-07:00Oh, I like this poem very very much. The ordinary...Oh, I like this poem very very much. The ordinary strawberries and ordinary cream...such a celebration of life's small pleasures. How cool that there's an official poet in residence at Wimbledon!Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-67534253954485723742010-07-02T13:22:41.222-07:002010-07-02T13:22:41.222-07:00mmm, strawberries and cream. I have an idea for my...mmm, strawberries and cream. I have an idea for my last few tablespoons of half & half... <br /><br />I was a big tennis fan in high school, because I played on our team (small town, few tennis players => easy to get on team!). What I would have given to see Wimbledon in person back then!<br /><br />I heard the Wimbledon PIR on <i>Only a Game</i> last week and meant to make sure you had! I heard him recite part of "Thwok!" It has lovely rhythms. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/blogs/2010-06-21/201006211277119034156.htmlTriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800864673813334725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-73659548886722059232010-07-02T06:50:30.003-07:002010-07-02T06:50:30.003-07:00Love the "ordinary strawberries and ordinary ...Love the "ordinary strawberries and ordinary cream"... unique setting for a poem. Thanks for sharing!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-7704527312110510472010-07-02T06:24:48.622-07:002010-07-02T06:24:48.622-07:00This official poet of a sporting event seems a fun...This official poet of a sporting event seems a funny job to me. Still, I really like the poem you shared -- great portrait poem.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-63669437921135658362010-07-02T05:26:52.000-07:002010-07-02T05:26:52.000-07:00I'm with you -- it's not so much about the...I'm with you -- it's not so much about the sport but all the other things AROUND that sport/tournament/event. We love World Cup Soccer time because it gives us something to chat about with waiters and baristas and store clerks. The playing field levels the playing field, as it were.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.com