‘Playoff Poetry’ (Melissa Majchrzak - NBAE/Getty Images)

During the regular school year, some of my students wrote poetry anthologies about their about their favorite things. Robby Borden chose the Jazz and explained, “My poems are basketball themed because I love sports, especially basketball. My poems are about my team (the Jazz), my idols, and what basketball means to me. ENJOY!”

SWISH

Basketballs hitting the floor

The team is coming through the door

Boozer, D-Will and the rest

Jerry Sloan coaches he’s the best

Fans yelling cheering for their team

Advertisements on the screen

Nets swooshing

Balls missing

Shoes squeak

Buzzers Beep

The tip off is fun

And away they run

D-Will calling off the play

Sloan starts yelling hey, hey, hey

Okur with the money ball

Jazz bear waiting in the hall

-Halftime-

Jazz Bear climbing a fifty foot ladder

Security racing to see what is the matter

-Game time-

Announcer yelling saying names

Outside people play small games

Kirilenko takes the dunk

After, the hoop goes click click clunk

Final seconds are the best

It puts the players to the test

3…2…1 BEEP

The Jazz take the win

I give my dad a huge grin

A win, A win, A win