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Archive for July, 2002

Why Don’t People Whistle Anymore?

Why don’t people whistle anymore? My dad used to embarrass me With his whistling constantly, Any refrain That came in his brain, And he could go on for hours And hours And hours; And even though he embarrassed me With his whistling constantly I have some veneration For my father’s generation And it’s ability to […]

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SUMMER TIME AND THE LIVING IS EASY

Walking through the appropriately named Gunnerside, Listening to an Easter tide Arsenal victory on the radio. Watching the desultory interest in the Queen Mother’s death As the football results came in on the telly at the pub, Then shopping for shoes at an open air market in Wenseleydale, Where we could only find a right […]

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On Staying Open In The Close Season (& footy poets taking break)

we’re staying open In the long close season staying open to the earth and sky staying fluffy when the going gets roughy staying in touch while the days go bys grabbing the only four days of summer grabbing them all as fast as we can and we’re not jealous of the ones out training it […]

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Source: http://footballpoets.org/news/2002/07/