Image: A Younger Hank during
Competition A Long time Ago
Running helter-skelter round and round
Why all these buzzing, swooping and swirling
A bee hive smoked out is not as bad
Head spinning wildly the world is moving
No! a merry-go-round has taken over my being
Spinning faster and faster….
Change of stance is apparent
Physically it’s all confusion
A physical would be a revelation
Doc, help me!
You have a headache?
Did you throw up?
Doc, I feel so weak!
I’m all cob-webs!
My mind’s blank
This happened before?
Once before…it was normally two rounds
But I did four yesterday
That’s what happened also before
The physical is now done!
Nothing’s wrong with you my man!
It’s just exhaustion
From now on just the normal two rounds
Not more than that...
At your age, golf is meant to be enjoyed!
Rommy's at PSU Friday Writings #243: By the Numbers
Substitute golf for teaching and this describes me somewhat too. Take it easy Hank! 👍
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed, stamina dwindles over time. Perhaps it's wisest, as the saying goes, "to know our limits and stay within it".
ReplyDeleteSadly it is possible to overdo the things we enjoy. The best case scenario is that we still get to enjoy them, even if it's only in moderation, as we get older.
ReplyDeleteInteresting poem. All that exhaustion probably comes from it being a second love that still wants to be first. Golfers amaze me with their irrational passion.
ReplyDeleteThe limits of age. They suck!
ReplyDeleteA witty and thoughtful take on the prompt - as we get older I think whatever we choose to do should be fun - Jae
ReplyDeleteOh, do take care! A LITTLE of what you fancy, please.
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