Perhaps my abject failure
\nstems from lack of vision.
\nImporting foxholes
\nonce seemed an inspired foray.
\nAnd when they crumbled
\non a turbulent journey here,
\nthe sandcastle-in-a-box kit
\nseemed an excellent idea.
\nAnd, after a brief sojourn
\nin the mud wrestling business,
\ncame my disastrous involvement
\nin the Lower Sahara
\nIce Hockey League (LSIHL).
\nI still insist my team,
\nknown as the Alhambra Sheiks,
\nwere of championship caliber,
\nhad we only found a way
\nto keep ice frozen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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