As I watched the performance

Of the Lulu Washington

Dance Theater troupe

At the Attucks, Norfolk, Va

Tennis players gyrated

To the beat of a rhythmic jazz band

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They were all young women

Dressed in white short shirts

And attractive tops

Swinging rackets 

Which reached for the sky

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Just imagine dancing

And pretending to serve a ball

While others tried desperately

To return that serve

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To us it was no ordinary ball

Seeing those women so tall

Contorting their bodies

Trying to slam it back

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The matches were played on stage 

Beginning with six competitors

And as their games progressed

Their number steadily dwindled

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Two finalists swirled

To the tunes of a blasting saxophone

Accompanied with drums

Bass and key board

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A player eventually won

As she unexpectedly swooped

This unimagined ball up

As soon as she had accomplished

A terrific back hand trick

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This shot and her movement were so grand

That the audience in the stands cheered

For she had put to rest

Who was the best

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