A hundred years ago, or so, When Britannia ruled the waves, And the sun never set on the descendants Of its slaves, England gave the game of football to the world, But now as the Union Flag is unfurled, This is no longer just a white mans’ game, Women and men, the able and the […]

I know some people might have said my dad was anthropocentric, But he always said “If you’re going to get up, then get up early, son, So you can breathe the air, before it’s been breathed on”, And that’s weekend advice I’ve often followed, Out with an orange splash sunrise, To take the dog and […]

Six years old and I’m in love with the American Dream, Disney, popcorn, Bugs Bunny jokes and strawberry ice cream, Bug eyed, chewing Hershey bars, watching movies at the base, Baseball with the crew cut kid with the freckled southern face, Trying to teach him soccer and the rules of cricket too, He told me […]

The ball is a sphere, Because if it was oblong, It would hurt your ear.

I’d forgotten we were playing away tonight, You get thrown by Friday night games, don’t you? And what with work and food and drink and books, I’d forgotten all about it, until I was shaken and stirred By who knows what with about 15 minutes to go; So I absent-mindedly turned on the telly to […]