just one kick
just one good kick and
you’re a winner
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next player up:
she kicks the ball way up high…
but forgets to run!
Yesterday, out for an after-dinner walkabout, I spotted a bunch of kids playing kickball on the street. I walked over, stopped awhile to watch, recalling my own school days long ago when we played kickball in the school gym. Just like that girl, I could still see myself kicking the ball sky high and running the bases—they were bowling pins. Then I called out to these kids, “Hey, I used to play kickball!” A voice shot back, “Wanna play now?”