It was the same old circus of silliness: Twenty-two sportsmen chasing one ball, Standing room only, Songs from the heart But, frankly, a bit too down-hill from the start… The singing was hearty (though couldn’t top the Welsh) The cheering and beering and endless GET IN!!!s… Paltry atonement for practical sins Of total and utter […]
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Opening Gambit*
Oh, dear me, B.H.A.F.C… Whenever was yellow for victory? Third in the order of the rainbow’s scope¹ Already a self-limiting sign of hope Faced with the primary colour of red… Do you wish you’d chosen something else instead? I’m really no mistress of protocol But surely the yellow’s an obvious own goal…?! Historical colour of […]
Mrs Manager*
Introducing Mrs Hodgson, A woman in the shadows Whose hubby’s centre-stage right now As everybody knows… Do you ever pause to question If she likes the anonymity? Whether she craves to be centre-stage Or prefers quiet afternoon tea? I wonder what she really thinks About living with The Team? One thing is for sure right now: […]
Sophalosophy 