Pun ditto
¶ 1
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There are many do it
Gazza blew it
¶ 2
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Bluffers-not-so-anonymous
queuing up at the gantry
all mic’d up and psyche’d up
all suited and recruited –
more for what they know
than how they can say it
¶ 3
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Fame
is not the same
as eloquence and charm –
oh for a “Doog” to disarm
the Lineker smarm
¶ 4
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Lucid self-expression
is not part of the kit, that they now don
articulation, not in their repertoire
erudite, not on their cv
¶ 5
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these guys were seasoned pros
who out on the pitch showed no fear
whereas we seek reasoned prose
neatly structured, cogent and clear
¶ 6
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now the gamut, of glorified gods
gather garrulously
the epitome
of fame over faculty
a plethora of pundits opining
with cliché and curse
whereas we poets just do it
with bouquet and verse
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