
Strawberries and cream on green Mount Murray,
Queuing for hours as we wait for match tickets
Or sunbathing on stretches of well tended lawn
Watching on screens for those that aren’t lucky
Not getting in to watch Novak or Rafa
As the Princess of Wales is driven in style
Right to the door, and up to the box,
Photographers poised and ready to snap
Her beautiful smile, thrown out to Roger
As he hits ace after ace on his fabulous trip
From week one to week two, and into the final,
Lifting the trophy to rapturous applause.
Margot Kinberg
You’ve really caught the essence of Wimbledon, Rachel. It’s got such a long, storied history, doesn’t it? And that always means ritual and a lot of culture wrapped around it. It’ll be interesting to see what the outcomes are.