THe Cadence of Silk

“The Cadence of Silk”
“The Cadence of Silk” is a narrative that is written in plain language about the game of basketball. Instead of focusing on the basic aspects of the game it elaborates on the more complex and poetic aspects that make the game intriguing. This poem is about the reasons people watch basketball but especially those that are not so obvious.
“The Cadence of Silk” reveals why people are attracted to the game of basketball. This is shown right from the beginning of the poem,
I loved watching the Sonics play basketball; something about that array of trained and energetic bodies set in motion to attack a more sluggish, less physically intelligent opponent appealed to me.
These lines show that the Sonics were so much better than their opponents that they tended to come off quite “sluggish” and overmatched. Also the Sonics “attacked” their opponents thereb...