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Beautiful Football for the Beautiful Game

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 It’s an old cliche of Pele’s
The one that hailed football
The most beautiful
Of all games
And the mirror has been known to lie
Reflecting defensive tactics and penalty shoot outs
That determinded ‘champions’ in the name of victory
Of teams too scared to lose
Than brave to win
But Spain lit the candles last night
And illuminated the shadows
Where those of us who still dream of Brazil 1970
Await the second coming
Senna Torres Fabregas et al
May not be Jesus Moses and Pele
But certain prophets proclaimed the truth
Before the word came flesh.

Notes

Hopefully this current charismatic Spanish team can go on to win the WC in 2010.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/beautiful-football-for-the-beautiful-game/