Think about (or look at) your favorite piece of sporting equipment. Maybe it is a childhood baseball glove, a tennis racket, or a worn basketball. Describe your memories of playing with that piece of equipment as well as describing the actual equipment as well. Use metaphors and similes to make the poem more interesting and meaningful. Below is one example.
"My Racket"
by Matthew Miller
The rim chipped silver, like a handful of pebbles
clattering across the concrete court.
The sun has dyed the handle the color of a late September sky,
a light blue tattered with swirling leaves, fraying at the edge.
The black plastic guard curls back,
scraped in hurry, hustle, frustration.
The neck is dappled pink and green, like a outdated home,
sitting untouched since the early 80s.
The crossing white and yellow strings wear at each other,
gut shavings peeling back from repeated friction,
absorbing the impact of a million battles, fraying
but staying, a faithful marriage.
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