“The floor is now free for Sylvia of Estonia.”

A wisp of coloured tinsel caught

on the upbeat of a gaudy circus air,

she occupies every part of her allotted space.

So focused, now, that she seems to move far

beyond the confines of this local sports centre

- a sylvan leap across the intervening years –

to where all eyes are fixed on an Olympic Champion.

                                                                              Moleskine Sketch # 4

                                                                               Newry, 16 May 2009