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Always Football

Ianthe Exall

Monday, August 15th, 2016

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 ALWAYS FOOTBALL

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 1 The scarecrow leans against the wall
And at her feet lies an old football.
She cannot play
And nor can I,
But when I look up to the sky
I see the memories of the football days
Just flowing by in a pale blue haze.
In my life for so many years,
And I look back at times through silent tears.
So many years I watched him play,
So many games now far away.
Football will always be part of my life,
A special legacy for a footballer’s wife.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Ianthe Exall
August 2016

Notes

My late husband Francis Exall played professional football in South Africa. He sadly died three years ago, but the football memories will stay with me forever. He had a short spell with Fulham in the 1961/62 season, but could not take the weather and returned to sunny South Africa where he played for Durban United for most of his career.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/always-football/