Qatar Was No Mirage
a sea of Saudis in thobes exchange three-kiss greetings
a player dries the ball on a camera operator’s pinny
nine Lions of Teranga run themselves ragged
rivals outfox each other and then exchange jerseys
both coaches wink at the camera
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I like the alliteration used in “sea of Saudis”. Again you do a great job capturing the excitement of an event!
Women’s World Cup this summer, Gaby. You must have edited out all the great things you wrote about Christian – ah well, the editor’s pen can be brutal…
I remembered so much from your tiny poem – just great
memorable images
I love the specifics here! My favorite image:
a player dries the ball on a camera operator’s pinny
I like how the title sets up poem.