EXPECTATIONS THROUGH LIFE

Hello Readers:

Everything is so transient.  Everyone is in such a hurry.  There is just not enough time to pay attention to an issue;  heavens knows we have enough issues.

Yes, there are newspapers and TV and all sorts of video games, and then there is sport.  The one thing that people do pay attention to, is their favourite sport.

Take Le Tour de France, for instance, the 3-week bicycle race with multiple teams, racing every day through France.  Through beautiful scenery, in all kinds of weather; on flat stages, hilly stages and the most important stages, in the mountains.  This can make or break a rider.  This race has just finished, with great expectations.  It is truly a great advertisement for France, and of course the teams that participate. It certainly takes endurance.

I have to admit, I watched every stage.  I followed it closely.  I enjoy looking at some of the places I’ve been to and reminisce about.  I’m sure that this is the same for you, too.

Now, where am I getting to with all of this, you might say?   I think the answer is ‘expectations’.  The excitement and expectation of the contest and the favourite teams or individuals you follow.  The excitement of winning, and the despair of loosing;  it’s all so emotional.

The end of a sporting event brings us down to earth, with a thump.  What do we do next?  Well, this is exactly what I am asking.  I think it is time to get serious, and switch the TV off, and talk about poetry, after all, this is why I have my website.

I was thinking, that quite a number of famous poets have written poems about sport, about cricket, tennis and football.   I think this was an outlet for them, because they were miserable at it, and needed to come to terms with their lack of skills!

My book, The Mists of Time, is a poetry book; no, I can’t say I’ve ever written a poem about sport.  But you never know!  I think you would enjoy the poems; they are often about love lost, and love found.   They also tell a story, and help your imagination to create a picture in your mind.  Could this also be about expectations, I wonder?

If you are interested in my book, which was published by Austin Macauley Publishers, April 31, 2021, you can buy it online, through Austin Macauley, here is their website:  https://www.austinmacauley.com/book/mists-time.  You can also write a review from this same website.  That would be great.   My book is also available at many other bookstores around the world.

Best wishes,

Anne

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