Is it just me? or maybe it’s because this is the first time in a few years we have gotten Channel 8, the channel that broadcasts the Olympics. Whatever the case, I have been spending an inordinate amount of time viewing the Olympics in Peyong Chang and have been so impressed! (I sketch on the commercials.)
CartWheels on Couch
When I watch them on TV
in my warm house
those athletes a world away
flying through the air
turning and turning
head over heels
sliding and spinning
on boards and blades
I am awed
and amazed
me
who never learned to do a cartwheel
does them now on the couch
each time they land
with their Olympic smiles
By Alanna Pass 