- Carly Feinman
Day 4- 9.20.20
Spike Ball In the Park
Five humans and a dog
walk into a park.
Or rather five humans,
a dog, and a decent spike ball set
walk into the park.
Aside from the masks it's a scene
straight out of an early 2000s college flick;
we're on the lawn, in the sun,
focused on nothing except
trying to keep a ball from dropping to the ground--
trying on all kinds of technique
all sorts of displays of commitment
to the religion of motion.
The dog coaches from her perch
on the blanket in the shade,
knowing, no doubt, her place
in this small respite,
this offering of whimsy
on a Sunday in the park.