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Poems tagged ‘England’

England are out!

Emdad Rahman

Saturday, July 14th, 2018

England are out
Semi Final: Croatia 2-1 England

Until Russia eighteen
Its been Charlton and Lineker
With his first ever England goal
We now add Kieran Trippier

Chance after chance
England sloppy on the pitch
Croatia sense blood
One one by Perisic

Croatia up the tempo
There’s still time for a glitch
Three Lions look jaded
Final nail by Mandzukic

11 07 18

number7
© Emdad Rahman

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“Extra! Extra! Read All About It…

kevin raymond

Saturday, July 14th, 2018

A sallow, inflatable prez
May (sic) think he’s some sort of a ledge
During a presidential visit to Trumpton this week
But he don’t come across
Like the sharp bit of M an S cloth, whose simply been boss
In The Soccer, tuned in with the fan on the street”.

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WC2018 Day 23 – reflection

World Cup Willie

Thursday, July 12th, 2018

From laps to lapse

So what happened?
What went wrong?
What was it killed our anthem
Our unifying song?

Was it because
I watched it in a different place?
Or that you
Didn’t wear your lucky shirt?
Was it that we grew
So over-excited
That we forgot the 52 years of hurt?

Was it that we didn’t shout loud enough?
Or that we didn’t care?
Was it because we were wearing waistcoats
That didn’t match our hair?

Or was it just
Two lapses of concentration
From those out on the pitch?
For all our unstinting support
Was it just a case of, aberrant mental glitch?
Defenders that switched off
At vital moments?

Tired legs and aching lungs
Depriving the brain
Of a scintilla of oxygen
That slowed the mind
And dulled reaction time
When danger beckoned?….

Twas not to be –
An outcome fecund.

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Great Expectations. It’s Looking Good.

kevin raymond

Thursday, July 12th, 2018

Tis a hard one to swallow I know
Though the after match manners
Of three wannabe OTT managers
In the ITV studio, helped soften the blow.

So…we’re out, beaten, dusted an done
But…all down to the waist-coated one
We’ve experienced a month in the sun
Of hope, where before there was none.

Time to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off
Get our show back on the right road
After bearing witness to this little lot?
Anything is possible…we know.

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No Time Now For Tears

Crispin Thomas

Thursday, July 12th, 2018

no time now for tears
we went further than we hoped
so much to applaud

from euphoria
to the first cold light of day
let us not be sad

time to stand up proud
chances come and chances go
we will learn and grow

margins are so fine
in control then all at sea
but how close we came

well done to the fans
sacrificing everything
just to make it there

whatever you say
England filled a Summer month
with such hope and joy

tumble dried and out
but with so much faith restored
thank you for it all

what a ride it’s been
you made football come alive
you brought passion home

in the end we know
we exceeded wildest dreams
we can build from this

one image remains
England clapping all their fans
singing back to them

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WC2018 Day 23 – out

World Cup Willie

Wednesday, July 11th, 2018

Croatia 2-1 England (aet) haiku

Waistcoat Wednesday
We came. We saw. We costumed.
Defence unstitched

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Down the tube.

Is this the end of the line for Southgate?
Nah.
Cockfosters.

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Early morning hopeful haiku

Stuart Butler

Wednesday, July 11th, 2018

The tension rises,
So does the thermometer,
And so will England.

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Past-Present

Gacina Bozidar

Tuesday, July 10th, 2018

BELGIUM
“La roja de Martinez”
is what Spain
were once

CROATIA
“Vatreni”
is what HUNGARY
with PusKas were once

ENGLAND
Three Lions is what
Netherlands were once with
Edgar Davids

FRANCE
Les Blues is
what Yugoslavia were once
with Dejan Savicevic Dejo

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WC2018 Day 21 – haiku

World Cup Willie

Monday, July 9th, 2018

ENGERRRRRRRRLAN!!

England 2-0 Sweden; haiku

Harry scores the first
Familiar name on scoresheet
Maguire not Kane tho

Dele Alli heads
Ball nestles in onion bag
A much needed goal

For every goal
Millions of pints go
Flying through the air

In total control
Is this really England?!?
Nation loving it!

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Croatia 2-2 Russia; haiku

Penalty shoot-out
Modric and his merry men
Croatia stun hosts

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Better than World Cup haiku

Cave Divers are go!
International Rescue
For Wild Boar FC

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Wild Boar FC
Need a goal or two –
Not the ball nestling in the net
But short term targets to keep hopes up
As the water rises, knee deep;
“my favourite food”
“not too much homework please”
“don’t forget my birthday”;

Now it’s taking true teamwork
To get everyone out alive
Divers and experts collaborating
While tv reports elaborating
On the plans and attempts so far…

International Rescue for real

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World Cup Dream

Paul H Tubb

Monday, July 9th, 2018

I dreamt I won the World Cup,
For the England team.
I didn’t need ten other men,
It was just me, in my dream.

I showed eleven Brazilians
how the game should be played.
I scored three and they scored one,
and history was made.

My name was all over the papers
And all over the TV.
There was a rumour that, Anne Hathaway,
had fallen in Love with Me.

But it ended all too soon you see,
as soon as I woke up,
I found I was in my Bedroom
There wasn’t a World Cup.

But we’re in the Semi Final now,
So It doesn’t bother me.
As Harry Kane, and the other players
Can make this a reality.

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