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Poems tagged ‘England’

Nicely Poised.

kevin raymond

Wednesday, June 20th, 2018

An able Kane nets a deuce
Ingerland produce
Inspiring a nation-wide roar
and but for a – it seemed to me –
VeryAverageReferee
Yer man could have bagged three or four!

A word on the interesting Maguire
Though at times looking tired
As he strode through the strength sapping heat…
A la the majestic Scirea
Seasoned Libero and player
Played the game with his brain not his feet!

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Sweden Belgium England Win haiku~WC Day 5

Crispin Thomas

Tuesday, June 19th, 2018

Sweden 1-0 South Korea

South Korea raise
more questions for V A R
on that Sweden pen

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Belgium 3-0 Panama

Belgium at a stroll
like the sculptors they’ve become
carve new boys apart

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Tunisia 1-2 England

patience brings reward
England snatch a last gasp win
Kane you believe it?

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World Cup day 5

Emdad Rahman

Monday, June 18th, 2018

Swedes start life without Zlatan
Sweden 1-0 South Korea

Ibrahimovic had said earlier
“The World Cup without me,
is not worth watching”
To some that’s a desperate plea

But the Blågult kept their nerve
With Son’s pace on the counter spin
It’s been a long sixty years
Since an opening day win

With no Zlatan in charge
Granqvist with the penalty
It’s now about Toivonen and Berg
Teamwork and unity

Belgique rule the roost
Belgium 3-0 Panama

Belgium stroll literally
Not to mention metaphorically
Mertens with a superb volley
To liven things up in Sochi

They took a while to get going
But Lukaku headed number two
De Bruyne supplies the magic
As his Red Devil’s plot to go through

Too strong for the newbies
Hard feeding the drip
Martinez tops Group Three
Lukaku with a deft chip

Captain Kane to the rescue
Tunisia 1-1 England

It was a dream start for England
First blood from Captain Kane
Kyle Walker turned street brawler
Sassi exacting penalty pain

We saw an attack of the midges
Attacking without rhyme or reason
Gifts from the Volga River
After all it is breeding season

You can’t keep a class striker down
Three Lions with miss after miss
Harry Kane seals it at the death
Volgograd to see the back of this

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Happy To Be Here~WC Day 4

Crispin Thomas

Monday, June 18th, 2018

Russia FIFA shams aside
feelings we all share
put my cynic hat away
happy to be here

moment’s fin’lly come around
as it sometimes will
this time it’s indifference
that’s replaced the thrill

painted homes and England flags
voted with their feet
hope is hanging somewhere
not upon our street

what if we could just for once
overcome our fear
like Iceland and Mexico
just happy to be here

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It’ll End In Tears

kevin halls

Sunday, June 17th, 2018

Stock up the fridge
with pizzas and beer,
as the World Cup
is finally here.
Cancel that holiday
go on the sick,
say while in the garden
you got bit by a tick.
It’s football’s showpiece
on every four years,
where England fans
end up forlorn and in tears.
When our keeper wobbles
and gets in a sweat,
he’ll fumble a cross
or throw the ball in his net.
And then in a crowded pub
drinking lager we all shout,
” Oh no we’ve lost again
in another bloody penalty shoot out. ”

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WC2018 Day 1 – Mish Mash Mix

World Cup Willie

Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

52 years of hurt – perpetuated

Route 66:
Ramsey
ramrods
Irons roster –
resulting in rousing renditions
of raucous revelry

Russia 2018:
Southgate
sojourns
with squad of softies;
sceptics surmising
serial non-success

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Rainbow?

some of us face exclusion
by dint of geography
from the forthcoming football fest

for some it’s too far to travel
for others, the hosts have too far to travel
towards inclusivity

where innocuously holding hands
could be a ticket
to a match in jail

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Before the World Cup Starts:

Fans will reach fever pitch
Here’s the calm before the storm
Just 48 hours now
‘Til daily matches are the norm

And because the preceding tv schedules
Are so very, very light
I’m catching up on recordings
To take me through the night

I scroll through my backlog
Simon Reeve gets first knocking
His world-wide sojourns
Usually somewhere shocking

As is the case for this series
Where he heads to Caribbean shores
All interesting enough –
But we see no footy scores

Tho’ we do see, as he patrols with militia
A football rolling down the road
Under the wheels of an armoured vehicle
Half expecting it to explode

For this is lawless city
The most dangerous place on earth
One full of balaclavas
And Hondurans devoid of mirth

I wonder will they support
Any of their near neighbours
Costa Rica or Panama –
As they go through World Cup labours?

Or will they save allegiance
Just like Simon’s driver:
Chelsea – from a land far removed
From a Caribbean deep sea diver

The show introduces a cardiac cuff –
A lie-detector measuring heart rate spikes
Just imagine the fun if we’re involved on July 15th –
Out sick, but generating 100m likes!

Note:
San Pedro Sula – “deadliest city on the planet”

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At the end of the World Cup:

Arms aloft
Trophy held high
Faces beam
Gaze up to the sky

Stars will be lauded
Stories will be told
Laurels bedeck
The heads of the bold

Value will soar
Agents will chase
Punters will crave
This new-found ace

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May Contain Hope ~ World Cup 2014 Remix

Crispin Thomas

Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

it’s hard work watching England
like watching fresh paint dry
the old guard have departed
we’re giving kids a try
we lower expectations
the flags are far and few
we should at least be grateful
we made the thirty two

we never thought we’d see the day
when this World Cup would be
without the likes of Holland
Chile ….Italy
the test will be the big boys
but hey it’s here at last
forget our hate of FIFA
for now it’s in the past

Up first we face Tunisia
and then it’s Panama
before the might of Belgium
at least we’ll get that far
we dare not look who we might face
if we should make it through
remember Wales and Iceland
whatever else you do ?

Wembley wasn’t crumbled
and built in just a day
we’re still a ‘work in progress’
there’s little more to say
our friendlies and prelimin’ries
they cloud the way we feel
we’re on another rocky road
a giant hamster wheel

the Vardys and the Sterlings
they flatter to deceive
we look to Kane and Rashford
to help us all believe
the cost of going won’t put off
our dreadful droning band
and still our fans will be there
to be the extra man

our manager has fresh ideas
and though he seems to cope
same old weasrning on the tin.
may contain hope !

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My First World Cup in ‘58

Crispin Thomas

Wednesday, June 6th, 2018

The mists of time have not erased
The moments of those summer days
The images on our TV
In black and white they transfixed me
the beauty of the game back then
when you and I were only ten
And in our playgrounds we became
Garrincha ~Pelé ~Just Fontaine
In matches we would emulate
That first World Cup in 58

No choices like we have today
You watched whatever anyway
The four home nations were all there
And England’s hopes soon disappeared
But outside in the London heat
We held our World Cup on the street
With lost or worn out tennis balls
We chalked our goal posts on the walls
The neighbours used to remonstrate
That World Cup back in 58

The shoes I wrecked the knees I grazed
The kickabouts went on for days
With crazy scorelines every time
From fifteen nil to eighteen nine
On gravel and down at the park
We’d stay out there til after dark
The Summer football that we played
Will always last and never fade
When we would run to recreate
That World Cup back in ‘58

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Russian Campaign

Denys E. W. Jones

Monday, June 4th, 2018

Napoleon tried in eighteen-twelve,
But didn’t have much luck.
Then Hitler swooped in forty-one,
Yet he too came unstuck.

Now England’s bound for Russia,
Though this time there’s no war.
We’re not hell-bent on conquest,
Just want to play football.

Our hopes, as ever, are sky-high,
That Cup’s there for the taking.
While less stout hearts – France, Spain, Brazil,
With fear are all a-quaking.

The Russian President’s not keen
On us, but listen, Putin –
In Heav’n above our Patron Saint,
Brave George for us is rootin’.

Red cross against white background,
With pride his flag we wave,
And lustily in song we ask
Our God the Queen to save.

We’re set to leave the EU,
Because “Brexit means Brexit”.
But from this tournament let’s pray
We don’t make a swift exit.

3/6/18
Denys E. W. Jones

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World Cup Russia 32 Team haiku

Crispin Thomas

Thursday, May 31st, 2018

on Argentina haiku
big contenders these
Messi leads the white and blue
will it be this time ?

on Australia
Cahill’s waltzing squad
return from the land of Oz
while Matildas dream

on Belgium haiku
bursting with young skill
Eden’s pace and Lukaku
spear these Red Devils

on Brazil haiku
Neymar to Jesus
rhythmic touch to samba beat
will their swagger rule?

on Colombia haiku
dark horses always
Rodriguez the star upfront
could they go the course?

on Costa Rica haiku
with Ruiz’s pace
Los Ticos can cause a stir
when that magic flows

on Croatia haiku
always one to fear
Modric now the playmaker
for Mandzukic’s pace

on Denmark haiku
nice pastries aside
Eriksen the vital spark
to Danes dynamite

on Egypt haiku
will Salah be fit
Pharoahs focus on defence
as a country waits

on England haiku
emphasis on youth
still the Sterlings and Rashfords
need to find their best

on France haiku
over-crammed with stars
will they drop like croissant crumbs
falling to their knees?

on Germany haiku
Ozil at the heart
always first to raise the bar
and to lay their towels

on Iceland haiku
smallest nation here
Sigurdsson the main class act
teamwork heart and beards

on Iran haiku
Queiroz at the helm
Team Melli arrive in hope
Azmoun leads the line

on Japan haiku
here on Russian soil
Kagawa and Honda’s skill
power these guys on

on Korea Republic haiku
southern winds still blow
with their new belief and pace
Cha Bum-kun the star

on Mexico haiku
Los Aztecan strength
Hernandez the constant threat
will they shine or fall?

on Morocco haiku
nothing here to lose
Atlas Lions know no fear
passion at their core

on Nigeria haiku
to their Afro beat
Moses powers Eagles on
Mikel still the spine

on Panama haiku
debut boys this time
Roman Torres fires a squad
happy to be here

on Peru haiku
like their altitude
Los Incan hopes soar and rest
on Farfan upfront

on Poland haiku
Polish Eagles dream
Lewandowski heads the pack
always posing threats

on Portugal haiku
lighting ev’ry match
like some whirlwind fanning flame
’til Ronaldo strikes

on Russia haiku
struck by injuries
Smolov now the only threat
even on home turf

on Saudi Arabia haiku
swarming round like Bees
sailing in uncharted seas
but can they win games?

on Senegal haiku
talent out in force
Koulibsaly and Mane
shine among the pearls

on Serbia haiku
Eagles hopes will pin
on Matic and Mitrovic
in this tricky side

on Spain haiku
there or thereabouts
Iniesta and Costa
make this time-bomb tick

on Sweden haiku
no Ibra this time
short on names but spirited
always in the mix

on Switzerland haiku
just like chocolate
with Shaqiri’s box of tricks
always tempting fate

on Tunisia haiku
capable of shocks
always drumming up a storm
England should beware

on Uruguay haiku
ever dangerous
Suarez and Cavani shine
never rule them out

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