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Poems tagged ‘Euro 2020’

England & Croatia’s Day12 ~ Euro 2020 haiku

Crispin Thomas

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

threat’ning to ignite

England top with seven points

grind out a result

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Scotland hearts are crushed

Modric skill denies his age

for Crostia

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EURO 2020 Squads

Dave Martin

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021

For the football poet in search of rhyme
EURO 2020 is a prime time.

There are at least two Dutchmen called de Jong,
three Spanish Silvas and the list is long

of Danes whose surnames end –son, I count nine;
while Swedish –sen could be their starting line

up. There are nine Poles with names ending –ski,
and fourteen North Macedonian –skis.

Some are tricky. Would you know what to do
with Turkish names that end –oğlu?

Whilst others will be as easy as pie
like Italians who finish with an – i

or those Austrians who end –ger or –er,
as long as you can fit in a Baumgartlinger.
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Croatia come top with –ićs like Modrić
plus fifteen more who could be on the pitch.

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Day 8 Euro 202 haiku

Crispin Thomas

Saturday, June 19th, 2021

woeful in attack

Expectation thwarted by

Resolute Scotland

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tactical and tight

“poor” would by most generous

Sweden will not care

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honours end even

Croatians are kept in Czech

Til Perisic strikes

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Euro 2020, 16th June 2021

U Rowe

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Oh boy
That Michael Jackson could sure boogie with his brothers
Long before he thrilled us with Thriller….

Yes, I’m channel hopping
For there’s no tension as the Azzurri steamroll the Swiss

Unlike the classic the other night
Ukraine vs the Dutch
Where the Oranjeboom, fight back to stay in touch

And tonight
The determined Welsh Dragons
Snorting fire from nostrils aflare
Put in a performance that can only declare
Gareth and the boyos are not bailing out yet!
Let no-one forget
How they astonished us all in 2016
And they may just do so again
In a way unforeseen!

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knotty

U Rowe

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

aww Scotty, Scotty
they sure smacked your botty
a long lofty trick
left you feeling Schick
now the aul enemy driving you potty!

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Euro 2020 Teams haiku

Crispin Thomas

Saturday, June 12th, 2021

on Austria:
with the stars they have
ev’ry time the question comes
why can’t they win games?
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on Belgium:
who knows what they hold ?
like your fav’rite choc’late box
tempting to delight
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on Croatia:
always one to fear
Modric still the playmaker
for Petkovic’s pace
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on Czech Replublic:
solid in defence
working hard with their high press..
but can they score goals?
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on Denmark:
nice pastries aside
Schmeichel governs at the back
Eriksen still sparks
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on England:
time to dream again
with that blind faith we all share..
but can we surprise?
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on Finland:
making history
Nordic pride and sheer belief
in their first time here
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on France:
endless stars on show
like a Paris sky by night
ev’rywhere you glance
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on Germany:
like some prowling cat
do they purr as loud these days?
so hard to predict
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on Hungary:
hit by injuries
Magyars need to settle fast
in their group of death
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on Italy:
on the cusp once more
like some sweeping Roman march
could this be their time?
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on Netherlands:
it’s been quite a while
since their Orange floodlight shone
always hard to call..
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on North Macedonia:
newboys on the block
Balkan fever drives them on
in their first time here
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on Poland:
Polish Eagle dreams
rest upon Lewandowski..
will this be his year?
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on Portugal:
ever one to watch
driven on by pride and hope
and Ronaldo’s touch
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on Russia:
World Cup hosts last time
rebuilding has been the key
to their presence here
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on Scotland:
in their red hot group
Tartan Army’s hopes rest on
Steve Clarke’s cunning guile
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on Slovakia:
at odds with their fans
Falcons need to play with heart
if they’re to progress
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on Spain:
always in the mix
like flamenco without shoes
dancing quietly
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on Sweden:
no Zlatan this time
Lindelof and Larsson shine
in this tricky side
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on Switzerland :
Alpine mysteries
with Embolo’s pace and strength
never count them out
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on Turkey:
fearless as their fans
passioned grit but can they gel
in a daunting group ?
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on Ukraine:
Shevchenko’s dark horse
fans expect progression here
will they meet their hopes?
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on Wales:
not one to dismiss
semi-finalists in France
can they rise again?

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Euro 2020 opener

U Rowe Clik The Mouse

Thursday, June 10th, 2021

I’m a year too late with my opening poem…
and yet, it’ll do
for on the back of something worse than flu
the competition was delayed
the nerves extra frayed
but soon it’ll be underway
and we’ll immerse as they play…

The venues are varied, but recently modified…
with Dublin stripped
and capacity dipped
but it could yet be fun
so before it’s all begun
here’s my prediction
(with little conviction)…
if perfidious Albion fail to catch fire
or Southgate’s dithering leaves us in the mire
I foretell
neither boastfully nor bitterly
I quite fancy Italy

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Why no poem?

U Rowe

Wednesday, October 16th, 2019

Why no poem?
Mojo magic’d away?
Zeitgeist scooted off?
Muse unamused?
Support spaffed up against a wall?
Or is it just
the embarrasment
of a ten year record
of non-defeat
too replete
for anapestic litany
as we venture
far beyond Brittany?

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