From one so young
It’s wonderful to hear
Still 18 and playing without fear
There are nerves of course it’s natural
And natural is her charm
A smile so bright
New York delight
All enemies disarm
Her tennis is impressive
The experts tells me so
She moves so well so freely round the court
But it’s her attitude that strikes me
And her comments later on
That will stand her in good stead
When life is fraught
Not worried about missing out on practice
‘It’s all mental
At the end of the day’
And as for comparing self to others
She won’t do it
That is the ‘thief of happiness’
She’ll say
She doesn’t stress about things
Very much
Credit to her parents as she grew
Always go on court
With positive attitude
Apply that to your day
Will see you through
Brian Fahy
9 September 2021
+ Wisdom of Emma Raducanu
Erris Poetry 