Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Anyone for tennis?

With the matches at Queen's Club heralding the approach of Wimbledon again, tennis is in the spotlight, and set me contemplating another post on the subject.:-)


Why
do some
high scoring
tennis players,
serving aces in all the right places,
appear boring enough to make snoring
a secret sport
for those who
shun such
play?                            
In                 
sun-soaked
stands, fans watch
scheduled matches
while  television cameras capture
the audience - unconscious candid shots -
human sardines
packed in rows,
no tins
free.

By chance, I've just discovered that Poets United had the word 'human' as their stepping stone for a poem, which I happen to have included in the one I wrote this afternoon! Happenstance, or what?
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25 comments:

  1. Myrna R.20 June 2018 at 20:16

    Glad you stumbled on the prompt. It's a mystery how we humans place ourselves in "sardine" situations.

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    1. Jinksy20 June 2018 at 21:09

      It would never do for me - I don't like crowds - but I do like sardines! lol ♥

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  2. Vivian Zems20 June 2018 at 20:23

    I always laugh at those shots of bored snorers....so mean!

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    1. Jinksy20 June 2018 at 21:12

      They brighten the day, that's for sure. I applaud the cameramen who spot them...♥

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  3. Marja20 June 2018 at 22:37

    Great wordplay Love the unconscious candid shots of human sardines

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    1. Jinksy20 June 2018 at 23:21

      It's a case of 'Oh, to see ourselves as others see us'!

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  4. Susan20 June 2018 at 22:54

    A word does not a motif make--but YOU MAKE THE THEME OF THE PROMPT WORK both literally and figuratively. Have we nothing better to do then bore and be bored? Show skill and induce boredom? I wonder if even those of us who are protesting these days enmasse can be seen in the light of the can of sardines--or freely sardined?

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    1. Jinksy20 June 2018 at 23:20

      I can only say, thank goodness for tin openers? lol

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  5. Toni Spencer20 June 2018 at 23:16

    I don't watch sports on tv so I will have to take your word on the bored spectators

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    1. Jinksy20 June 2018 at 23:22

      Luckily, they are few and far between. :-)

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  6. Sherry Marr20 June 2018 at 23:41

    I must be a lonely tuna, as I avoid sardine-packed places. LOL.

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  7. Sumana Roy21 June 2018 at 05:16

    Aw...This gave me some smile :) Cheers for the witty cameramen :)

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  8. Old Egg21 June 2018 at 08:03

    Interests change don't they? Once I was happy to go to sporting events and even live concerts but now it is just me in front of the computer screen and I am boss!

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    1. Jinksy21 June 2018 at 10:07

      In charge of on/off switches is a great feeling. :-) ♥

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  9. Thotpurge21 June 2018 at 10:40

    Yes the power game can get pretty tedious. Always more interesting to see some real skill and deftness at the net! I like these tennis poems!

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    1. Jinksy22 June 2018 at 16:54

      There may be a few more to come, once Wimbledon tokes over from Queen's - tennis mania is alive and well in the UK. lol

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  10. Magical Mystical Teacher21 June 2018 at 14:00

    Your poem describes why I avoid sporting matches of all kinds!

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    1. Jinksy22 June 2018 at 16:55

      But television tennis is a whole new ballgame. Hehehe.

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  11. Anvilcloud22 June 2018 at 02:39

    Coincidentally, the strawberry stand around the corner just opened. Strawberries and Wimbledon.

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    1. Jinksy22 June 2018 at 16:57

      I'm glad to say I have some strawberries waiting in my fridge, even as I type.Yum yum...

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  12. Sara McNulty22 June 2018 at 20:19

    Nothing like candid shots to show human reaction!

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