Concrete Garden Comments

I like the brevity and down-to-earth plain-spoken (yet eloquent) style of this poem. I like that it's drawn from real life and I can relate to it: I'm a basketball player myself, playing on asphalt or concrete, and enjoy the hubbub of kids and parents on the soccer field nearby. 'And the sounds that kiss my ears? ' - nice! Too many poems try to include too many ideas, a jumble to wade through. I tend to read the short, pithy ones - and this one is just right. Thanks.