World Cup Willie
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Poems by World Cup Willie
- WC2018 A to Z
- WC2018 – WC2022.. are we nearly there yet ?
- WC2018 Day 25 FINAL – haiku
- WC2018 Day 24 : 3rd/4th
- WC2018 Day 23 – reflection
- WC2018 Day 23 – out
- WC2018 Day 23 – Wish I Could Be Like…
- WC2018 Day 22 – haiku – Allez Les Blues!
- WC2018 Day 22 – haiku – free!!
- WC2018 Day 21 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 20 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 20 – Nervous about tomorrow!
- WC2018 Day 19 (post)
- WC2018 Day 19 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 19 (pre)
- WC2018 Day 18
- WC2018 Day 17
- WC2018 Day 16
- WC2018 Day 16.5 (Rest Day)
- WC2018 Day 15 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 14 – shockaiku
- WC2018 Day 13 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 12 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 11 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 10 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 9 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 8 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 7 – haiku
- WC2018 Day 6
- WC2018 Day 5
- WC2018 Day 4
- WC2018 Day 3
- WC2018 Day 2
- WC2018 Day -1 haiku
- WC2018 Day 1- Russkis Rack Up Five
- WC2018 Day 1 – Mish Mash Mix
- WC2014 : Epilogue
- WC2014 : Day 31
- WC2014 : Day 32 : The Final
- WC2014: Day 29 rest day
- WC2014: Day 30 rest day
- WC2014: Day 28
- WC2014: Day 27
- WC2014: Day 25 thru 26, rest days
- WC2014: Day 23, 24
- WC2014: Day 15 thru 22
- WC2014 : Day 14
- WC2014 : Day 7 thru 13
- WC2014 : Day 6
- WC2014 : Day 3
- WC2014 : Day 4
- WC2014 : Day 5
- WC2014 : Day 2
- WC2014 : Day 1
- WC2014 : Qual : Yes!
- WC2014: Qual: Trapdoor
- WC2014 : Qual round 3 & 4
- WC2014 : Qual round 1
- WC2014 : Where do they stop?
- The cynic in me
- Fare play
- WC2010 : reflections haiku
- WC2010 : Day 20 to the end
- WC2010 : Day 20
- WC2010 : Day 19
- WC2010 : Day 18
- WC2010 : Day 16
- WC2010 : Day 17
- WC2010 : Day 14
- WC2010 : Day 15
- WC2010 : Day 13 2nd Half
- WC2010 : Day 13 pre-match
- WC2010 : Day 13, Half Time
- WC2010 : Day 12
- WC2010 : Day 8
- WC2010 : Day 9
- WC2010 : Day 11
- WC2010 : Day 7
- WC2010 : Day 10
- WC2010 : Day 4
- WC2010 : Day 5
- WC2010 : Day 6
- WC2010 : Day 2
- WC2010 : Day 3
- WC2010 : Day 1
- WC 2010 : Discarded
- WC 2010:pre World Cup draw.S.Africa 2009
- The Hand of Lucifer
- WC 2006 : Day 30
- WC 2006 : Day 31
- WC 2006 : Day 29
- WC 2006 : Day 28
- WC 2006 : Day 27
- WC 2006 : Day 26
- WC 2006 : Day 22
- WC 2006 : Day 23
- WC 2006 : Day 24 & Day 25
- WC 2006 : Day 20
- WC 2006 : Day 21
- WC 2006 : Day 19
- WC 2006 : Day 16
- WC 2006 : Day 18
- WC 2006 : Day 15
- WC 2006 : Day 17
- WC 2006 : Day 14
- WC 2006 : Day 13
- WC 2006 : Day 12
- WC 2006 : Day 11
- WC 2006 : Day 09
- WC 2006 : Day 10
- WC 2006 : Day 07
- WC 2006 : Day 08
- WC 2006 : Day 06
- WC 2006 : Day 05
- WC 2006 : Day 04
- WC 2006 : Day 01
- WC 2006 : Day 02
- WC 2006 : Day 03
- WC 2006 : Toe be or not toe be
- WC 2006 : Puns intended
- Reasons why you can
- WC 2006 : oh woe is we
- WC 2006 : Sprechen sie football?
- WC 2006 : Jason and the ergo norths
- WC 2006 : The hare and the tortoise (plus added twist)
- WC 2006 : qualified!
- Day 30 : 3rd / 4th place playoff
- Day 17 : Suwon Swansong
- Day 31 : The Final
- Day 32 : a) the generously proportioned chanteuse …
- Day 32 : b) a review, in Haiku
- Day 33.333r
- Day 28 : Sonnets
- Day 29 : World Cup Unwinese
- Day 15 : Paint the town red
- Day 23 : Korea capitalise
- Day 24 : Rest Day 4 – Sore Losers II
- Day 26 : Hun won, we’re subdued
- Day 27 : second meeting
- Day 21 : Rest Day 2 : Sore losers
- Day 25 : Rest Day – New Order?
- Day 14 : wrong socks
- Day 16 : British Bulldog
- Day 22 : Got the ‘Gone Fishing’ blues
- Day 20 : Rest Day
- Day 19 : The Italian Job
- Day 18 : US swAy
- Day 12 : Au revoir, mes amis
- Day 13 : Don’t cry for me Argentina!
- Day 11 : raining cats and dogs
- Day 07 : French toast
- Day 06 : Kean-o, there’s only one Kean-o
- Day 08 : They think it’s all …..
- Day 09 : Samba smile
- Day 10 : minnows
- Day 02 Sonnet : party, party
- Day 03 : gloom, not glee
- Day 04 : household chore
- Day 05 : abc / QE2
- Day 01 Sonnet
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Latest Poems
Paul T Conneally
20th July 2019
Apollo Gees
19th July 2019
Clik The Mouse
12th July 2019
Clik The Mouse
9th July 2019
World Cup Winnie
2nd July 2019
Alex Saynor
29th June 2019
sharon wilkie-jones
28th June 2019
Clik The Mouse
28th June 2019
Gacina Bozidar
26th June 2019
sharon wilkie-jones
26th June 2019
Crispin’s Corner
In Memoriam
Kick It Out & Christmas Truce
Latest Comments
28th June 2019 at 3:23 pm
We have one of these shirts Clik and it is beautiful.
Great poem for a boss shirt.
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20th June 2019 at 2:37 pm
Lovely poem Rhys, and That Lone Ship looks a boss book.
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9th May 2019 at 12:59 pm
Great poem Clik – witty and memorable, worthy of a quite remarkable occasion.
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9th May 2019 at 12:58 pm
Great poem Sharon, worthy of a quite remarkable occasion.
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9th May 2019 at 12:54 pm
I really like this poem. So many great phrases: “striped and manicured”, “a crowd of heads go drooping”, “and maintain home advantage”, “when Mum blew for dinner”. Much appreciated! Thank you.
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7th May 2019 at 10:37 am
Such great words Ray. So evocative of that time of innocence Kepp on mate. More please. It will be under the Nostaglia section too.
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26th March 2019 at 10:16 am
As a child I drew crowds; row upon row,
fifteen thousand little circles for the fans,
such a great line…bewcause we all did…and golaposts nets and floodlights too…
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25th March 2019 at 11:39 am
Thanks for the love
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1st March 2019 at 11:35 am
Thank you, great story.
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1st March 2019 at 11:35 am
Thank you and thanks for the share
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