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The beginning of Celtic

Tim Bannon

Friday, June 30th, 2006

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 At eleven years old
I bought a key ring
with a small rubber footballer attached.
Unsure, I asked my uncle
if it was a Celtic footballer.
He said,
‘Of course it is. Where have you been living?’

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 At school, I wrote an essay on Celtic
but realised I knew nothing.
I shouted over to Kevin Magill,
a Celtic fanatic, for information.
‘Who is their manager?’
‘Jock Stein.’
I misheard and wrote
Jack Steel.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 After a month of study
I recited like poetry
the Celtic team that won the European Cup
to my uncle, who responded,
‘I suppose you will be telling me next
what Jock Stein has for breakfast.’
I said,
‘I believe he likes kippers.’
But I was lying.

© Tim Bannon 30.06.06.

Notes

I performed this poem at the football poetry night at the cafe bar in the subscript. rooms on Friday 23rd June.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/the-beginning-of-celtic/