Paul Newman Never Made All-School Yard

He looked the part,

Once drove race cars,

Made salad dressing                                  

And was a good actor.

I go back to the early days of TV,

Milton Berle (yeah, you never heard of him),

And live TV performances.

I could see Paul lacked good hand-eye coordination.

Hey! I’m not saying he wasn’t a nice guy.

He might’ve been a sweet guy,

Gave to the right charities....

Or not.

I can’t imagine him ever dribbling behind his back,

Taking a left-handed 15 -footer,

Going into the pit for a rebound,

Or threading a pass between 2 defenders.

On a different level Paul Newman could shine,

But when 10 guys, (Sorry girls!) choose up sides,

The better players get picked immediately.

After that it slows, until someone is stuck with Paul.

Of course on the right star-aligned day

Paul might cut off a pass ,

And heave the ball halfway to Texas

Where it is gratefully caught and stuffed.

It could happen!?!