Ode to the Olympics by Emma Harding

Like a bolt from the blue

You high-jumped into my heart

I tried to outpace you

But you had me, right from the start.

I tried to focus on the target

You had your eyes on the prize

You wowed me with precision 

And caught me on the rise.

It was a whirlwind romance

Synchronised to perfection

A double-somersaulting, triple-twisting back flip

A gold-medal-winning connection.

We went the long distance

Your hand in mine

We didn’t want it to end

Then sprinted for the finish line.