Mind Games.....

Most people are stunned by the Williams sisters, Nadal, Federer etc on the tennis courts. But some are enraptured by undulating nets, sometimes due to sharply impacting tennis balls, maybe a touch of a sliding raquet, or a fast frisky run of a dedicated ball boy. My friend Kavi Arasu belongs to the latter category. See more of his sports pictures here.


(photo by Kavi Arasu)
The mind ,
like
life barriers
shuns opacity of thought.


Challenges
served
from the other side,
the hint of direction,
visible through
black Net lashes,
a sudden
intake of breath
followed
by a
determined
studied return;
sometimes a slide,
sometimes a fall,
sometimes a polite return,
sometimes a sharp one,
sometimes a disdainful toss,
and
sometimes
you win the game,
as the
bright yellow
shots
aimed at your mind,
bashfully
collect
at your feet,
on the other side
watched
by a
magnanimous blinking
of
your Net
of black eyelashes....