Anyone for tennis?

Another very topical poem about Wimbledon Tennis Championships written by Teresa Harrison-Best

 Anyone for Tennis?

“Good grief, it isn’t raining yet”,
we hear the punters say.
Centre court is fully crammed,
so now they start to play.

His name is unpronounceable,
Sue Barker seems to cope.
The other one has got a seed,
but he hasn’t got a hope!

Rufus has now done his rounds,
to keep the birds away.
Hawkeye stops the hissy fits,
and has the final say!

Strawberries topped with nice fresh cream,
remain the perfect treat.
Hand held fans and useful hats,
to protect them from the heat.

Champaign cocktails chilled and served,
sipped with great panache.
To nibble there throughout the day,
you’ll need a lot of cash!!

‘No riff-raff please, we’re Wimbledon’,
the All England Club proclaimed.
Any sign of midriff now,
your seat will stay unclaimed!

Henman Hill, or Murray Mound?
The jury’s out on that.
Every June they gather there,
and lay their picnic mats.

Should it rain you never know,
perhaps a communal sing?
Keep calm and carry on, they say,
as whinging’s not the thing!

Queuing is an art form,
and the British are the best.
The etiquette of lining up,
is truly how they’re blessed!

Whether aces, slams or double faults,
the atmosphere is wired.
Now stay awake in case they film,
that you were overtired!!

Written by: Teresa Harrison-Best  

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Teresa H-B

Teresa lives in Worthing with her husband Stuart and their three rescue cats. She has recently retired from a long career in the Health and Social care sector, and has taken up Mosaics, Pilates and walking cricket. Her love of writing has always been prevalent throughout her life, and she wrote Catawall, fluent in feline following major surgery as a form of therapy. Her love of rhyme and rhythm feature in Catawall and her subsequent children’s books featuring Mackerel a piratical cat who captures the heart of everyone, even the ships mice and rats! ‘Mackerel and The Jolly Daisy’, ‘Mackerel and the Treasure Map’ and ‘Mackerel Saves the Day’. Her latest project Doggee Longlegs enters young fiction aimed at older children. Doggee is about young dog who starts life in a rescue shelter, overlooked on the homing day. Teresa is a great advocate of all animals and feels passionately about animal welfare, both at home and abroad.

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