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The Squash Poet · Contributor Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

‘Twas the night after Christmas, and I’m standing on court,
Eager to try out what Santa had brought.
I sent him a letter of the one thing I request,
Sent it one-hundred times so he wouldn’t forget,
And just to be sure that he knew what it be,
I told him many times more when I sat on his knee,
And I prayed really hard every night for a year,
Sure that this one thing would ignite my career.

So, I’m alone on the ‘T’, not a sound can be heard,
Just moments away to have my wish answered,
I feed myself the ball with a casual fling,
And pull back my racquet and get ready to swing,
I hit the ball hard with all of my might,
But missed with the strings and hit with graphite,
The air went from my lungs as I committed the sin,
And watched the ball crash loudly in the middle of the tin,

I tried it again and again, the result was the same,
How could I possibly keep hitting the frame?
The sound of the tin kept echoing through,
Nothing had changed, I could see that was true!
Through my tears and my moaning, I felt so dismayed,
How could Santa do this, I felt so betrayed!
For the one thing I wished for turned into disaster,
All I wanted was to be made into the squash master!

Was it possible that Santa couldn’t fit it in his sack?
He seemed to have space for my 5-underwear-pack,
But alas, I feared, it was never meant to be,
Asking Santa wasn’t the path to squash glory,
So I’ll enjoy Christmas as it is and hope you all do the same,
And accept that just being nice won’t improve my game,
But there are more ways than one, and I’ll find a way,
And since Christmas won’t work, I’ll wish it for my birthday!

seshadri · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:40 am Post subject:

Beautifully done!
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RAMIRO · Newbie Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 8

niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....loved it

voodoochild · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject:

Very funny verse Smile

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Spoken like a true squash buff.
May I post to our local squash website (www.squashrochester.org)?
(With due credit to the Squash Poet of course)

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The Squash Poet · Contributor Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

Although for Steve I cannot speak,
If you're after my permission,
I grant you what you seek,
And give it to you without condition.

dermotcw · Newbie Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

Ahh I loved it!
Can I also use it on our website www.carlowsquash.netfirms.com?
It's brill

The Squash Poet · Contributor Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

The poem is written for all to share,
I could have posted it anywhere,
Please use it at will, but your request is rare,
Since I checked your website and it's already there!