"Beat"

When you romp the tournament opener

Against a team you should not beat

Knowing you must now face Australia

Makes it bittersweet.

June 13, 2026

"Paddy"

When you wake to mountain breeze

Flowing through the cabin

You know you live a life of ease

   (up from paddy wagon).

June 13, 2026

"Trick"

When you score on a long-throw goal

What will be your next sweet trick?

These guys who came all the way from Seoul

Might destroy your aesthetic.

June 12, 2026

"Frayed"

When you drive a Renault Dauphine

And you think you've got it made

You're drinking too much caffeine

   (and you missed your true decade).

June 12, 2026

"Beater"

The downtown buzzer-beater

Surely wows the crowd

But the tapped-in missed-shot winner

Is easily as loud.

June 11, 2026