Here on a field of mother Russia
The eleven men of England sing
As the prying camera moves from man to man
Slowly
Like a military inspection.
The crowd heaves, the band plays, and the camera probes
Each singing mouth, each face, each half-remembered prayer
The lion-clad jersey and the hammering heart.
They have played this game before
In their sleep
Legs twitching like a dog
Minds leaping forward to score the winning goal
Galloping through the group stage
Into the days of sudden death.
But that dream was then
And this is now
The happy and glorious anthem is complete
Now England expects.
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22nd June 2018 at 11:19 am
lovely words Graham. You capture it all…
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21st June 2018 at 7:50 am
Watching England Warning~We Are Here For You.
It’s going ok at the moment Kev but it’s only one match.
So do remember watching England long term can become addictive and possibly lead to severe uncontrollable emotion and devotion.
It might seem s bit of a gamble to call on us for a poem to help you, but we are here for you mate night and day throughout ther tournament and after when it might get worse.
Just saying.
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20th June 2018 at 10:30 pm
Glad you like it Crispin. I’m turning into Victor Meldrew ! I don’t believe it !
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20th June 2018 at 4:58 pm
great verse and poem Geoff…
i might use the pic of Kane being wrestled and saved from the jaws of a T-Rex pitch invader currently doing the rounds if it’s hi enough quality…..in next day or so..have added the following tags btw World Cup 2018 / Kane/Russia.
keep on!
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20th June 2018 at 2:38 pm
office memories for me…
and no nil nils either…but that’s part of another haiku!
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20th June 2018 at 1:09 pm
Too right Kev on both counts VAR and missed chances…!
Dilemma for Gareth…
…will he be bold and sacrifice Sterling for Rashford… or worry about Sterling’s confidence being dented even though he never scores for Ingerland and keeps running into dead ends… no time for that…
and RLC in for Deli Alley Pally… time for bravery…
nice one C
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19th June 2018 at 10:48 pm
just brilliant KEV!
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18th June 2018 at 2:17 pm
Legend!
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18th June 2018 at 1:42 pm
Great verse..
Listened to two lovely bubbly female Irianian fans on 5 Live …chatting excitiedly about how amazing it is to wear modern clothes and go to a game! Ouch.
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18th June 2018 at 1:40 pm
yeah i saw that
cringey or what!
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