Poetry

THE OLD TENNIS RACQUETS ON THE WALL

My relatives once playedwith these old tennis racquets.Their souls bounce on the stringslike scraps of forgotten musicwhile their hands grip new handleson a star-paved tennis court.

Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer
Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer, 13
Brookline, Massachusetts

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