Football Poets

driven and poised
fire-blooded and desperate
but will it end in tears..again?

sweeping like waves
relentless reckless and beautiful
but who can stop them?

tiny and organised
working in numbers
like s-club seven and ants.

boring predictable
emotionless flukey
why do we love them so?

one ecstatic fan
digitally re-enhanced
but back home who cares?

one heart
beating for africa
with rhythm passion and grace

we chase we strive we give our all
while they are glorious on the ball

we run we break we stretch we try
while they glide effortlessly by

we hurry moves and struggle on
while they’re content to glide like […]

ever outspoken win or lose

like football poets

playing with words

there has to be a space – there has to be a place
for ev’ry single member of the whole human race
but it starts in the playground – it starts as just a lark
it end up on the journey home-it ends up in the p […]

so how did it go this season
how was the season for you
all of those hopes and euphoria
what were the things that came through?

did you go higher and higher?
or was it a case of exist
all of those moments wasted […]

to see the world cup

with a pinch of salt

and to watch

at some un-earthy time…

hold “remotes” in your hand

in case you still sleep

while England

take on Argentine

til soled or healed

wise players take it all

one step at a time

what weeks ahead
what tragedy
what twist of fate
what alchemy

what fearsome group
doth lie ahead
while Beckers rests
his foot in bed

for feet are feet
however long
and wait we must
til pain has gone

but pray […]

deep in the game the battle done
a nation groans as if as one
and knows that something is afoot
and sees her dreams all go kaput
and turns in anguished dread and fear
toward this country’s chosen heir
who put his […]

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Everyone is looking forward to the World Cup in Japan and Korea but spare a thought for the […]

first day of spring
change in the air
but who can replace the champions?

this is my world
defending and going forward
until the whistle blows

this game this life
running in two directions
but always one goal

football down the alley way football in the street
football for the whole wide world not just the elite
football under lamp-light football on the beach
football with a rolled up sock football with a peach
football […]

the trouble with playing for Mali

and also for Senegal

is that Youssou N’Dour *

and Salif Keita *

don’t spend enough time on the ball