My Boss sent me an e-mail, I haven’t answered yet. I’m sure it was important, As important as they get. My Boss will not be happy, He’ll foam, and fume, and glower. But I’ve a ticket for the match That kicks off in an hour. “You ought to do some shopping.” Calls out my irate […]

When I was in my early teens, My mother said to me: “Have you thought where you’d like to be When you are twenty-three? Have you thought where you’d like to be? What job you’d like to do? You’d better mull it over, Or you’ll end up with no shoes.” And when she asked these […]

There’s four stars on their Shirt now. There’s four stars on their chest. They’ve brought the Trophy back to Rome, They’ve proved they are the best. They saw off Ghana and the Czechs, They drew against The States. And having come through that First Stage, They pressed ahead in haste. The Socceroos put up a […]

“My Old Man’s a City Gent, He wears a bowler hat. He took me to the Stadium To watch a Top Flight match. The Exec Box was plush and posh, The caviar first class. The sandwiches replete with prawns, The accents were cut-glass.” “My Old Man’s a miner, He wears a flat cloth cap. He […]

Datemi un fazzoletto per asciugare le mie lacrime. Datemi un impiastro per sanare la mia ferita. Datemi un calmante per lenire il mio dolore. Ditemi che in fondo è soltanto un gioco. Ditemi che esistono problemi più seri: La guerra in Iraq, il buco nell’ozono. Ditemi che la vita continua. Ditemi che domani è un […]