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My first attempt at a rhyming sestina |
Bowling Sestina When quite young I loved to bowl You had to release the ball and let it roll The perfect game was always your goal You had to invest your heart and soul Bowling every day was your price or toll Each frame was only one part of the whole Ten frames or twelve strikes made up the whole If I had my choice, I’d always bowl Sometimes I’d play for money, to offset the toll The key to good bowling is to let the ball roll Invest everything in the game, even your soul If you became good, a profession could be your goal Competition is good, but being the best was my goal On a team, five bowlers made up the whole I thought we were the best, but I’d never tell a soul We went to the lanes or alleys to bowl Almost every day, and I took the roll It never entered my mind that there would be a toll My parents said that poor grades might be the toll So I made straight A’s as my number one goal and I was always in class to answer the roll If given the chance I’d spend the whole day at the alleys, just wanting to bowl I’d do anything to get better, except sell my soul Bowling gave camaraderie unlike a lost soul Giving up other sports had taken its toll Between this and many sports, I chose to bowl I’d rather make a strike than score a goal Now in my life, winning a tournament was the whole reason for the everyday practice, and I was on a roll My advice was always don’t force it, “Just let the ball roll” Sometimes but not often, my teammates’ effort lacked soul Being the best of the five, was still being part of the whole When the tournament started, the bell would toll Our team effort, to end up first, was always our goal We excelled at other sports, but now we chose to bowl The finals were in Erie and off we did roll; we took the Thruway and paid the small toll To win that day I gave it my all, and yes my soul, we didn’t want second place, it was never our goal The team won that day, with me a cog in the whole; we were given the chance and won an engraved silver bowl LeBuert 2012 ![]() |