Kathleen Ripley Leo
When the serve smokes
and the dink delivers,
when the smash blasts
and side slice hits the line.
But the greatest?
When my shoe grabs the court,
and screams are heard
and 14 hands lift me up.
No soreness, no bruises!
The game goes on while
a slice of my heart
bursts into brilliant stars.
©KRLeo 2026