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?
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?
Glad you stumbled on the prompt. It's a mystery how we humans place ourselves in "sardine" situations.
ReplyDeleteIt would never do for me - I don't like crowds - but I do like sardines! lol ♥
DeleteI always laugh at those shots of bored snorers....so mean!
ReplyDeleteThey brighten the day, that's for sure. I applaud the cameramen who spot them...♥
DeleteGreat wordplay Love the unconscious candid shots of human sardines
ReplyDeleteIt's a case of 'Oh, to see ourselves as others see us'!
DeleteA 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?
ReplyDeleteI can only say, thank goodness for tin openers? lol
DeleteI don't watch sports on tv so I will have to take your word on the bored spectators
ReplyDeleteLuckily, they are few and far between. :-)
DeleteI must be a lonely tuna, as I avoid sardine-packed places. LOL.
ReplyDeleteMe too. ♥
DeleteAw...This gave me some smile :) Cheers for the witty cameramen :)
ReplyDeleteThey don't get enough credit... ♥
DeleteInterests 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!
ReplyDeleteIn charge of on/off switches is a great feeling. :-) ♥
DeleteYes 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!
ReplyDeleteThere may be a few more to come, once Wimbledon tokes over from Queen's - tennis mania is alive and well in the UK. lol
DeleteYour poem describes why I avoid sporting matches of all kinds!
ReplyDeleteBut television tennis is a whole new ballgame. Hehehe.
DeleteCoincidentally, the strawberry stand around the corner just opened. Strawberries and Wimbledon.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to say I have some strawberries waiting in my fridge, even as I type.Yum yum...
DeleteNothing like candid shots to show human reaction!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful image the building You chose well for the theme.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is very nice,Thanks for sharing good blog.
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