A Postcard for Naomi Osaka
Now with time on your hands,
I recommend the Horse Chestnut Trees
in the Place Émile Goudeau,
18th arrondissement.
Alight at Abbesses,
Metropolitan Metro line Montmartre.
The dearly departed Saint Denis,
decapitated, buried and beatified,
gave this latter day communist commune its name,
Martyrs Hill.
Something in that reminds me of you.
So whilst your are sojourning
at Le Bateau Lavoir,
where Picasso spent his early years,
reflect on how
blindness is their Frugal Repast.
© swissterrace 2023
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S, what a wonderful tribute to a great athlete/sportswoman, and the background perfectly complements her current state of being.
Hi and yes I think she should be able to decide to do whatever she likes. Most of the press questions are so futile anyway.
An extremely original take on what it means to be in the limelight and to be vilified for standing up for your right to be.
Hi and I think being an individual is important. It is so easy to be judged these days.
A clever composition with a French connection: tennis at Roland Garros, the recent controversial walking out of the tournament by a top player, the topography of the host city and a reference to martyrdom. The significance of the latter seems to be ambivalent Does the author think that Osaka was victimised or is he being sarcastic in pointing out, like others have done, that she believes to be a martyr for having been unfairly treated. The style of this poem is reminiscent of that of another UKA’s poet – Nemo – who has not published for a while. BTW, did… Read more »
Hi and I’m not being sarcastic or judging Naomi Osaka. If she doesn’t want to face the press as it impacts on her wellbeing she has that right. I don’t think she is a martyr, but like St Denis we have to stand up for what we believe in. Otherwise and sadly the world is more like this we lose any uniqueness. Thanks for the positive feedback.