stand up haiku
¶ 1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 safe in lower leagues
¶ 2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 why can’t we like yesteryear
¶ 3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 stand up for our teams?
25¶ 1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 safe in lower leagues
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25Inspired by Mike Bartram’s recent plea. Mike has contributed so many fine and moving Hillsborough poems over the years which all been published here, making his poem and points raised even more poignant.
That ol’ chestnut, you might cry, but times have changed.
Watching Forest Green at home regularly and witnessing hundreds of home and away fans having a great time standing on terraces only underlines it even more. When Grimsby came here last season in their hundreds with all their inflatables, Cheltenham Town (in the El Glosico) and Bristol Rovers in the play offs too, such a great vibe and no problem. ”
We need to talk” (!) and act….because Eastenders is not the only place where “it’s all about family”
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Many thanks for featuring my poem. It’s been one hell of a journey but for all the bad times I’m still here supporting my home town club. Play Up Sky Blues !
Re: first verse of ‘My dad’ by Joe Morris..
Great words Joe…Moving.
It also reminds me, of all the people that I’ve been with in my life that just didn’t get football at all, full stop. So basically you never mentioned it, unless you enjoyed dumbfounded stares or extensive yawns! .
People who I talked with at length , often on their level, about loads of other stuff we both loved and like you basically everything but football!
This coincdentally included my strange dad : David Thomas : a brillant bohemian beatnik CND and Peace loving artist. He was someone who, being a very young writer and artist myself , with whom I could have had and shared so much stuff in common, but who I only finally met when I was 15.
As a result, and with the over-riding presence at atmosphere of his new partner and new step-son, I only actually got to see him intermittently very briefly for around 20 years, before he passed on..
Your poem also reminds me of John Lennon’s words from the song ‘Julia’:
Half of what i say is meaningless,
but i say it just to reach you..”
Haha, thanks Crispin, I hope you can at least see your pie well enough to eat it!
Great imagery Joe …but I struggeled to read it in the fog at first…
Looks like FGR are going up as champs Crispin ? A season is the proverbial rollercoaster ride, up and down and twists and turns. As Greavsie said ” It’s a funny old game. ” We love it though. ⚽️
Tell me about it Kev…!!!!!
Great emotion …just how we’re feeling here in leafy Glos!
best C
‘Roman holiday’ … good line, Joe. As a Chelsea fan, I can’t get my thoughts together on all this yet. I suppose it would be nice to write something before the Big One drops
“Are you – and this is the most important –
wearing your lucky pants?”
(from ‘Reasons Why You Lost’ by Joe Williams)
ALWAYS JOE!
But when it’s cold like tonight at FGR v Mansfield its the Lucky Long Johns..
Rave on Lucky Pants.
It’s weird to see it happening, especially when you consider the price of tickets at PL games. So much action often happens in the final 5 mins!
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