Down the fairway we go, over the bridge of sighs, past the slough of despond,
edging the hazard of regret. Games of chance. Alice yells fore as she takes
a 5 iron, the long neck
of a blue heron, her club of choice. She's arguing
with the Queen
of Hearts who screams, "Off with her head." Down, down, down the rabbit hole.
Hear the ball tunnel through your heart, up and out.
My
friend Terrence says, Golf is for burnt-out men of commerce with no more
dominions to conquer. A $100 bet raises the blood pressure, adrenaline,
even faint stirrings toward You-Are-Gorgeous. Sure, there's fresh air but
also noseeums. And lightning to strike you dead. Volleys of distant thunder.