Poet's Corner

We're pleased to open a new page on our website for poetry about Tinicum Polo matches. We are delighted that local artists - poets, watercolorists and photographers - are inspired by Tinicum Polo matches. Our thanks to LeeAnn Piermont Camut for her poem below.

Poetry in the Park

(An ode to Tinicum Park Polo)

It's what they call the thunder.

Horses galloping with braided tail

The open field torn asunder

As stick and ball take air and set sail.

Saturday along the Delaware,

The flag waves high,

Goal! And the spectators stare,

The chukker ends and scores a tie.

Ladies in hats and parasols, images from an era bygone,

Gents bedecked in elegant attire

Strawberries, champagne, candlelight, and lace - nothing forgone.

Heat of the sun, breeze from the chase - Energy, Passion, Fire!

It is sheer poetry in motion.

Children stomping divots join in the dance.

Fans applaud and shout, "well-done!"

The horses thunder, thus ends the Game of Kings - a seductively sweet romance.

LeeAnn Piermont Camut

Note from the Poet:

My family and I have been attending one or two games a summer since my son was two or three (he is now 10). We have photos of both my son and daughter stomping divots as little toddlers. It's always a lot of fun! Hopefully we will be able to attend more games as our schedules open up.

I wrote "Poetry in the Park" to express my love for polo. Polo is really the only sport I enjoy watching! I actually think of it as more of an event than a sport. While the game is very exciting, polo is also very much about family and friends and of course fabulous food.

Anyway, thanks for introducing this great sport to the families of Bucks County! I hope you enjoy the poem. Thanks!

Warm Regards,

LeeAnn Piermont Camut

Biographical Note: Ms. Camut graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Social Work degree and from Rosemont College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She worked as a psychotherapist before leaving the professional world to raise a family. She has written three children's books and is now planning a young adult novel. Her goal is to create fun stories that enliven the senses and also bolster children's self-esteem.

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