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Poems tagged ‘World Cup 2018’

Great Expectations. It’s Looking Good.

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

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

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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WC2018 Day 23 – Wish I Could Be Like…

I am a plain and simple fan
Loving the boy from down the Lane
The Queen wants to bid him “Arise”
And I’m hoping he’ll cause the Croats pain
And I wish I could be like Harry Kane

Fa, fa, fa
Fa, fa, fa

And when I lie on my pillow at night
I dream I could score like Harry Kane
I’d lead Gareth’s team to victory
And take my chances with goals to gain

(Wish I could be)
Conduct my life like Harry Kane
(Wish I could be)
I wish I could be like Harry Kane

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Early morning hopeful haiku

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

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Mbappe Burns Bright -Les Blues Final Bound

France 1-0 Belgium

on a Summer’s night
promising so much in class
two great sides lock horns

in among such stars
like some Winter Russian sky
Mbappe burns bright

Red Devils impress
Hazard bursts and weaves in vain
til Umtiti strikes

tight as tight can be
one sweet set piece is enough
to see Les Bleus through

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Post France v Belgium.

A sharp street-wise kid
Shows The World he’s the biz
Belgium flatter, deceive, then fade out
Though a set piece wins a close game
Kyllian Mbappe’s the name
Mesmerized French fans are raving about.

Possessing bewildering pace
This electric French ace
Hides a cute trick or two up his sleeve
How did a mere kid execute
The sublime through ball to Giroud
We witnessed yet still can’t believe?

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WC2018 Day 22 – haiku – Allez Les Blues!

    Tuesday 10th July 2018, Semi-Final 1

France 1-0 Belgium

“some shrink, some blossom” *
Kylian Mbappe shoots
right before our eyes

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Mbappe top drawer
Kev de Bruyne under par
Allez Les Blues

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water carrier
leads France to the oasis
irrigates Les Blues

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Semi final: France reach third Final

France 1-0 Belgium

It was St Petersburg
Where there would fall one nation
France ending the Belgium run
And the golden generation

Like Deschamps they shut shop
The second half wasn’t vinyl
Samuel Umtiti sends
Les Bleus to another final

Pogba was immense
Today he dealt the grime
Working it for Les Bleus
It’s France for the third time

10 07 18

number7
© Emdad Rahman

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Red Devils

Summer without Elvis
is only bearable
with RED DEVILS

Even though we must
be empty-hearted
without Elvis

We do have RED DEVILS

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