The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. (Denis Waitley)
Corner kick. Forward. Goal.
Thirty minutes to run, compete, score,
in an ordinary soccer game.
Yet these are TOPSoccer kids,
who identify their teams
with different-colored uniforms.
While their goals wear shared energy. All players pause
as a girl with a walker
reaches for a short kick.
Then a comrade on her team assists to score a goal.
Kids with special needs become more than unique.
They are individuals with fresh skills.
illustration made from photos, public domain pic, and colored paper
terrypetersen 