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Poems tagged ‘Euros’

England Win! Day 3. Euro 2020 haiku

Crispin Thomas

Monday, June 14th, 2021

Sterling makes his mark

England take that first sweet step

with their fans in voice ~

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Day 1 & 2. Group A Matches. Euro 2020 haiku

Crispin Thomas

Saturday, June 12th, 2021

two fine headed goals

Swiss can’t quite roll over Wales

stalemate in the end ~

(Wales 1-1 Switzerland . Day 2 Group B. Euro 2020).

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passing with such ease

Italy’s persistence breaks

Turkey’s stubborn wall ~

(Turkey 0-3 Italy. Day 1. Group A. Euro 2020. Jun 11 2021!)

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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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Now That The Euros Are Nigh

Crispin Thomas

Wednesday, June 9th, 2021

it’s sure been a journey we’ve been on
the lockdowns and stuff we’ve been through
so what would you say on the Euros today
and just what they mean now to you?

are you starting to get quite excited
has the build up just passed you all by?
are you blasé or ready with hopes high or steady
now that the Euros are nigh?

are you totally wound up about it
or are you not bothered at all?
whoever you follow today or tomorrow
do you think you will rise up or fall?

but after the years we’ve all been through
is it something you’ll reach out and try
to avoid and ignore it embrace or adore it
now that the Euros are nigh?

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Euro Poems Ahoy Haiku

Crispin Thomas

Wednesday, May 19th, 2021

time is almost here

are you ready for them all ….

your Euro Poems?

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The Poetry of Euro ’21 (Football Poets 2000-2021)

Crispin Thomas

Monday, May 3rd, 2021

none of us can know how it will happen
no-one here is really really sure
we’re struggling now to get our heads around it
and wishing it could be just like before
but after everything that we have been through
in what has been the strangest saddest year
we may not know if we can go or be there
but suddenly a tournament draws near
so all we ask is keep your poems flowing
soon so soon the games will have begun
and may our rhymes reflect these times..it’s coming
the poetry of Euro ’21

for in the Spring in Stroud back in 2000
we poets sat outside of Mills Café
and in that courtyard round a wooden table
a plan was hatched that still remains today
where once our football words were only spoken
at gigs or when we’d meet up in some bar
with all our thoughts confined to bits of paper
the chance at last to spread our verses far
the idea seemed preposterous and crazy
perhaps we were indeed the only ones
but somehow with the help of Dave* and Stuart
the Football Poets website had begun

we launched in June when Summer brought the Euros
to Belgium and to Netherlands that year
and to our joy the poems came in numbers
from those who loved the game from far and near
and meanwhile in that hazy crazy summer
we stood or sat with eyes glued to those screens
as flags they flew on pubs and cars and buildings
we followed in our numbers with our dreams
and hopes grew strong although our group looked daunting
that golden day when when we beat Germany
only to lose out to Romania
with that despairing last gasp penalty

we drowned our sorrows barely three days later
and we all swore we’d win the thing next time (!)
when we went down to Glaston’bry for Bowie
and Coldplay made an entrance there so fine
before we knew of masks or isolation
before the kind of past year we’ve all known
before our media became so social
before we could not live without our phones
but we’re still here whichever clubs we follow
and all our words arrive here just the same
reflecting still in voices loud and booming
our love or loathing for the People’s Game
and from that fateful meeting in 2000
the friends we’ve made.. the journey on the way
we carry on regardless and remember
the plan we hatched that still remains today

and after everything that we have been through
in what has been the strangest saddest year
we may not know if we can go or be there
but suddenly a tournament draws near
so all we ask is keep your poems flowing
soon so soon the games will have begun
may all our rhymes reflect these times..it’s coming
the poetry of Euro ’21

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Ray Wilkins 1956 – 2018

Emdad Rahman

Thursday, April 5th, 2018

At the tender age of eighteen
Stamford Bridge he made his mark
The boy did ‘dangerously well’
A class act on and off the park

Deft touches and radar passes
Is how we’ll celebrate Ray
That lob and chip against Belgique
Elegant and masterful play

An FA Cup final curler
Ray rocked the mic at Wembley
He valued the small people
The cleaner, the fan, the trainee

Old Firm stunner for that Ibrox hero
Today he’d be England’s Pirlo
Leggenda Rossonera
Ciao Ray from the San Siro

number7
©emdad rahman

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