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Inspired By A One Defoe (Wonderful) Goal!

kevin raymond

Friday, June 25th, 2010

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Promenades rattled and sandcastles shook
Publicans hired extra staff
Granddads red and white hankie chic four knotted look
Suddenly didn’t seem daft.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 As crusties at Glasto raised flagons
Security peeked at large screens
Not since our George slew that dragon
Had we bothered to get so stuck in?

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Proud fathers push babies in pushchairs
Who dribble on red and white bibs?
As out of puff mothers Three Lions in their hair
Played football out in the street with the kids.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Stock Exchange bears loudly applauded
With one cautious eye on The Dow
While over in Paris punts on The Bourse
Like French hopes went plummeting down.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Bar Italia patrons were jealous
Our Italian gaffer adored
Marcello Lippi will be soon seen as surplus
As aghast champions fall on their sword

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 TV’s were laid on in “The Office”
So “sickies” would be not be allowed
Computer screens went into orbit
Put out of sync by an ecstatic crowd.

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 Leicester Square came to a standstill
As Eros fired arrows of joy
Punters on open top buses sang shrill
“Hip hip hoorah for our boys”.

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 Brick Lane Bengali’s went radio rental
On cobbled streets when the news got about
Have we won in the cricket? Nah Defoe’s just scored innit?
England winning makes everyone proud!

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 Whitechapel barrows wore red and white flags
As “The Blind Beggar” looked on in awe
Negative type on “The Papers” was made to look bad
The minute Jermaine Defoe scored!

10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 City Types sat outside boozers
Quaffing on champagne and stout
A one Defoe goal (wonderful) shows The World we ain’t losers
With The Germans the next to knock out?

© Kev 2010

Notes

That one goal, allowing us to progress to the last sixteen in The World Cup, and the beautiful summer weather here in England has given the whole country a terrific lift, and long may both continue.

Peace.

Kev

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/inspired-by-a-one-defoe-wonderful-goal/