Focusing on optimizing the entertainment value
Unless it meant being too competitive
Not in it for the trophies, but for the laugh lines
Fun (an acrostic poem)
Category Archives: sports
Chess (an acrostic poem)
Courting the queen was a dangerous move
Her ability to strike out was legendary, and she was so shifty
Every knight on both sides was hopping about to avoid her
So it was a surprise when she seemed to stumble into a trap by the opposing faction
So while they celebrated their minor victory, their king was brought low
Bat (an acrostic poem)
Being one with the night had its advantages
As he swooped down on his prey
Taking it out of the ballpark for number sixty-two
Iron (an acrostic poem)
It made his muscles feel broken
Reducing his ability to move to an awkward lurching
Oh, he still left a smile bloom on his face
Now he was done with all the swimming, biking, and running proving he was made of…
Range (an acrostic poem)
Risking it all on a forty-footer
And as the basketball left her hand, the clocks went to all zeroes
Now it was now all physics, the skill was already committed
Google clutch, and it would show this shot if it goes in
Everyone waited seemingly forever as the ball bounced on the rim once, twice…
Yard (an acrostic poem)
You can’t measure greatness with a ruler they say
And that might be true for most things
Reacting to a fastball and sending it towering the other way
Defines the exception as they measure how far it as it left the…
Cycle (an acrostic poem)
Charging down the finishing straight
Yellow jersey amongst the cacophony of colors
Creating a chaotic dance of machines and men
Looking to master the course and each other
Every eye eventually bending towards the end in Paris
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