I have never…

I have never played in the Champions League final,                     but I have had a kick about with my friends in lush fields.

I have never ruffled a lion’s mane that’s as soft as a cushion,  but I have locked eyes with its lime-green irises.

I have never found a sapphire-blue diamond,                         but I have seen a cave full of pale-white crystals hanging like icicles.

I have never dived in the luke-warm waters of the Indian Ocean,                                                                                                                                                 but I have swum near the shore of the Atlantic Ocean.

I have never done a backflip on soil concrete,                        but I have performed a front flip on a trampoline.