Dads Last Basketball GameNo author listed:

Karee Hashim

Being the shortest in my high school gym class Attempts to play basketball brought no success Broke my finger while trying to catch a pass Leaping to take balls from tall girls? What a mess!

Always loved football, baseball and soccer too But in basketball I succumbed to defeat Just couldn’t get into it, that is true Till Dad took me to see the Miami Heat

Startled he was, watching me jump up and down Although my enthusiasm was contrived The cheers of other fans my loud voice did drown This was the last time I saw my Dad alive

I’m so thankful now that I went to that game Dad was so grateful for these moments we shared When I watch basketball now, it’s not the same It was Dad and not the sport for which I cared

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This Poem is a Rhyme

This poem is about a girls father that dies at a basketball game .

The girl in the poem loses his passion for the game after her fathers death

Literal meaning of the poem

She cares about her dad more than basketball.

Meaning there is more to life than just basketball

Metaphorical Meaning

Basketball is just a game, there is more to life

Theme

Rhyme scheme- abab, cdcd, efef, ghgh

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I picked this poem because it is sad and about basketball; which is my favorite sport

Reason I picked this poem