Poetry Challenge #37-Put Me In Coach!

It’s football season. At my house, chill winds blow in from the North, fog blankets float over from the ocean to the south, and come fall, coaches whistle, early morning band practice, drill team sergeant barking waft in from the East on the football wind.

No wonder I’m having cravings for my all-time favorite football movie, Brian’s Song.

The “Kansas Comet,” Gayle Sayers, considered “one of the greatest players in NFL history,” was born on May 30, 1943. (I don’t recall ever actually seeing Gayle Sayers play. In my mind he’s Billy D. Williams from the 1971 movie Brian’s Song.)

Sayer, who played for the Chicago Bears, said,

“I had a style all my own. The way I ran, lurchy, herky-jerky, I kept people off-guard…”

“Lurchy, herky-jerky” works! Football fans take note: For the record, Sayer piled up “4,956 yards rushing in his 68-game career and was voted to four Pro Bowls. Sayers scored 22 touchdowns and 132 points in his first season, both then-rookie records.”

Poetry Challenge #37

Put Me in Coach

Write a poem to the “Coach” of your imagination asking to be “Put in” to something you really, really, really want.

Set the timer for 7 minutes.

Start writing!

Don’t think about it too much; just do it.

After poeming, reward yourself with a movie date. Brian’s Song! If you haven’t seen it, you should—bring tissues.

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