Poems tagged ‘Wales’
Who Will Rule Out Danes? Day 14 Euro 2020 haiku
who will rule out Danes?
with their passing class of moves
poor Wales are destroyed
Danes slaughter Wales – haiku
CHRISTIAN Eriksen
HANS nurse back his medicine
jumps from bed and cheers
Fickle or What?
Pseudo Welsh tenner lives next door
Let out one almighty guttural roar
As their stoppage time sublimer crossed the line,
“Gareth is an absolute Colossus”, he screamed aloud,
“Tom, Cery’s, Charlotte, and The Manics will stand proud
There’ll be a welcome in the valleys any time”,
Yet earlier, when your man’s pen sailed over the bar
I’m almost certain Gareth’s name, and yaki da?
Sounded profound enough to be deleted from this rhyme?
Wales & Italy’s Day 6. Euro 2020 haiku
penalty aside
Bale and Ramsey steal the show
Wales are nearly there ~
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now well in the mix
Azzuri sweep Swiss aside
last sixteen spot theirs ~
Day 1 & 2. Group A Matches. Euro 2020 haiku
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!)
58 Years
Gareth Bale, Wales vs. Slovakia, Euro 2016 Group B,
Bordeaux, France, 11th June 2016
He’s hit free kicks before.
Lifted them over memories
of spurned chances,
missed penalties.
Bent them round the shadows
of an unjust sporting past:
an East German and his missing flag,
a toothless Scot’s veiled fist.
Some nestled in side-netting,
while others found a postage stamp.
Each one sent home dulls the thwack
of Bodin and his crossbar.
This one soars.
Not just above a Slovak wall,
six men wide, but beyond
the Nouveau Stade,
the French countryside.
Across the Severn Sea to land
in living rooms
and pubs and clubs,
to break a stretching absence heard
through fifty-eight tormented years.
As Kozáčik empties his net,
a nation cheers, for this reset.
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29th April 2024 at 2:47 pm
Hi Denys,
Yes Richard Williams you’re a brilliant wordsmith, my friend. When I first saw your football poetry I thought it was the superb Guardian sports and music writer. I once had the honour of sitting next to Richard Williams while at the Independent on the sports desk. He writes about music and sport with immense knowledge and authority. I’ve read a couple of Richard’s books recently. Great writer rather like you Richard Williams the Pompey fan. Congratulations on promotion.
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28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.
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26th April 2024 at 4:46 pm
Nice work, Joe. You were quick off the mark with that! Good one from Richard Williams too I see.
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25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
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25th April 2024 at 1:56 pm
Thanks Joe,
you might like to write a poem yourself on the same subject…
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23rd April 2024 at 4:03 pm
Hi Denys
With you all the way on the abolition of FA Cup replays. What are they doing to the game?
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23rd April 2024 at 3:59 pm
Hi Crispin,
Yes sorry mate. Villa are still in Europe. Mistake rectified.
Cheers
Joe
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20th April 2024 at 12:04 pm
Hi Joe
Shouldn’t your title read your poem Farewell Europe England to everyone exccept Aston Villa ?
I know you mention them in your poem , but I do feel sorry for Villa re the national press .
Largely ignored. the hype was was all about Man City & Arsenal with a bit of a nod to the Hammers..but hardly a mention of Villa..
So well done to them
C
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19th March 2024 at 8:00 am
Hi Crispin. Chris Sutton on the radio has gone for a Chelsea v Coventry final. As we know anything can happen in the Cup, and I reckon we can go to the final.
We’re still in with a chance of the play offs too, so lots to go for.
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19th March 2024 at 7:41 am
Hey Kev
Let the masses drool over their odds on City v Unted Final, but who knows how pressure can hit.
Cov and Chels will be rightly labelled as having no chance..but hey …stranger things have happened..
so Chelsea v Coventry…that’s the Final for us!
Best
C
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