#athletics #field #commonwealthgames #birmingham Photo by Jean-Daniel Francoeur on Pexels.com Some call it “Graceful”, as the heavy metal ball flies into the air of course, step outside the circle you’re launching from and your Position on the leader board isn’t secure up high it travels, and then gravity intervenes – making it fall to the …
Tag Archives: Athletics
Commonwealth
#commonwealth #games #sport #culture #Queen They’re meeting up in Birmingham like Glasgow and Manchester before to take part in the friendly games and go for medals galore From Canada and Australia they’ll gather and from Caribbean Islands they’ll meet to take part in a number of sporting events some that are down your street And …
Real
This ain’t no pulp fiction Or a work from Shakespeare Candid Cameras aren’t hiding round to jump up and appear Events they are a happening this can’t be called “Fake News” Competitors are going for the medals Commentators – are blowing a fuse For favourites are being shown the door whilst outsiders pick up Gold …
Relay
#Olympic #Relay #Running Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Racing to reach that golden finish line everyone has to do their bit to get their teams baton through last leg as important as the first and it’s crucial to keep a good grip of that metallic tube you drop it – you’ll be out of the …
Olympia Landed
Some place, Some where It began on a field of green on a soggy spring day And as the rain fell muddy puddles splashed as damp feet advanced The grey soon disappeared as speeds increased and coaches unleashed new hurdles Soon young minds engaged beating Ra to the punch and clock times …
Supercharged
A poetic response to another Golden response from Paralympics GB (Hannah Cockcroft, winning Gold in Rio) Have you been watching ? A Magical moment in the Rio lights New wheels speeding down the track to a Gold Neutrals and rivals all – Astounded – The British girl Has taken it…. Speeding through the competition, …
Six word Story Challenge : Triumph
In response to https://nicolaauckland.com/2016/08/27/sometimes-stellar-storyteller-six-word-story-challenge-46/ End of the line, Gold Assured
Golden Moments
In another place, whilst I eat my tea Our brave athletes are going for victory flying round tracks and fields of all kind focused on goals in body and mind Prepared for the task – with targets in hand strategies made – and races planned Zeus watches on as the events unfold as Britain goes …
The Great Manchester Run
I could have sworn a pack of imperial stormtroopers passed me more than once 🙂
Legacy
Salford, 11th March 2016 In response to the Daily Post Prompt Legacy They say a Legacy is something left behind after you are gone. Something to remember you by. This is definitely true for the Legacy of the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002. You see, it may have been a short sports competition, smaller than …
The Inkwell 