Hi everyone, i'm Samantha from Ontario, and I love badminton a lot! everyone knows i'm overly-obsessed i'm 15, and for my english project i had to make up a poem...and it just so happened we had a tournament (in Sudbury..that's where i live) so while i was waiting to be called, i was bored and i made this up...so enjoy! i'm so happy that the teacher gave me pefect on this poem!! On the court She clears to the left, she hits to the right But, “Oh!” I missed her drop too tight It’s her serve and I’m ready to begin Oh how I wish this game I win I retrieved the bird and hit it so far She cleared it back like blazing star It is time for me to smash it right down My turn to start another round Short serve to the front? Long serve to the back? My leg is so sore, I want to slack I serve her short and she lifted up high I dropped it down, her moves so sly I lunged for the bird to keep it in play, Luckily she missed… great display! Game point for me, just one more to go I serve the bird, but “NO TOO LOW!” Her turn to serve the score is seven-ten, Will this be over? Play again? Her serve is so high, I smashed it once more But she missed! My wrist is so sore! Game point for me as everyone sees I served short, she fell on her knee The game is over, the points I have won My coach had said “A job well done!” -Samantha
WOW! i like it!! this must be the first badminton poem i have read. i am moving this to General Forum so everybody can read it..
A job well done indeed! Funny as I came upon this thread as I was actually at the moment re-reading the Lord of The Rings (only) for the second time and as those who know, it is filled with Elven songs and poems of the Western men, as well as lores of the old and hobbit stories. And here stands one of badminton that is fair amongst the folks of BF! Nice rhyming bit as such of Bilbo when he was back in the Shire, if I might say so myself. Come on you BF'ers, come forward and claim your fame alongside Samantha the Fair, be it poems, writings, drawings!
A very enjoyable poem, something we all have experienced but you had put a poem. Welcome to BF, you have found the right crowd
Niiccccccceeeeeeeee, the rhymes were pretty good ^^.....very EXCITING TOO!! Write more, Write more ^^!!
so... i don't get it, you won because she tripped and potentially injured herself?!?!? and your coach said well done?! that's like clapping when someone gets smoked in the eye! =P just kidding, very well written, and certainly original =)
NOOOO! i meant like when the person lunged/or dive for the bird (something i did when i first began) she fell on her knees...and the coach is congradualating the player for WINNING THE GAME....but thanks, this great more feedbacks!!
Samantha, very nice poem! I like the pace of the game....it's a ladies single game, right?! Keep up your good work, how about try writing about men's double game??!
haha thank you....i did this poem in like...march or february...so ya and plus it was part of an poetry assignment, so i decided to write something i love, which is badminton....and harry potter lol, i wrote a poem about the mirror of esired...so ya...i don't think i'm planning to write anymore poem, since this took me so long to make everything in rythm and rhyme so ya....so if any of you guys write a poem about badminton, hope you paste it on here! i would love to read them!
2 step finish Two steps back, one big jump, Forearm pronates, one big thump, He takes one stride, then he dives, Returns my shot, oh what a guy!, It hits his frame, floats high above, One net kill, it's fifteen love, Jumping for joy, I salute our team, I wake up, it's just a dream... How's that for 10 minutes of time wasting Anyone want to give it a title? apart from piece of cr*p!
Wizbit, i like it! i like it! even Janet laughed at the twist in the ending! she says, "haha, so silly! " maybe we can have a badminton poetry contest?!
That'd be cool, maybe we could have a few winners for the variety of forms, like: rhyming couplets (what these ones have been), limerics and haiku. Bonus points for Badminton songs done to a well known melody?
That's a great idea Kwun! Both Samantha and Wizbit's poems were so humorous and evocative of emotions we all feel when we're on the court. A contest would be an awesome way to get everyone to express their more creative side of badminton.
Her turn to serve the score is seven-ten, Will this be over? Play again? Her serve is so high, I smashed it once more But she missed! My wrist is so sore Hi Samantha, I join others in congratulating you for writing such a pretty peom of your exploits of our beloved badminton "on the court". It truly adds a new dimension to our discussions at the BForum. I was as excited and anxious as you were when I came to the part above. And when your opponent missed your hard smash, I would have replaced "my wrist is so sore" with "my low spirits soared!". This change is also to try not to repeat an almost similar line in the 3rd stanza "my leg is so sore". On the word "Game" point, I think what you meant was "Match" point, ie, the last point of the entire match. If it was the last point of the first game, then you can certainly use "Game" point or when each player wins a game ie Player A wins first game and Player B wins the second game, then the last point of the second game can be called "Game" point. However, in the third and final game, the last point is known as the "Match" point as it is the last point of the entire match. Another example is that if Player A wins both the first and the second game, then the last point in the second game is called "Match" point. I hope you are not confused by my explanation. How about writing a poem on what you think of the badminton game and share your thoughts with us.
poems Nice Poem, Samantha!! Did the teacher and the other people in class appreciate it as much as we BadmintonForum'ers? And Wizbit, it was not until the 'salute' that I realized you were dreaming of being Lin Dan
