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Sport (Who Do You Support?)
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Sport (Who Do You Support?) |
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simon Member
since 2008-01-14
Posts 440London, England |
I love sport But I keep it locked inside. I'm not silly about it I know that there's more important things Like global warming, terroism And all the worrying that that brings. But I suppose you reach a point When you feel you've done everything that you can really do There's no-one left who you can sue So we end up devoting so much of our time Our very body and soul To an obsession which come match day, Awards itself parole Our sport. Sport triggers feelings that we no longer know how to control If you're at a dinner party with A solicitor, Someone on the dole, An IT technician And a girl that dances around a pole And incommunicado is abound It's sport that lets us fill that hole And find some common ground. Ladies, gents, fill your glasses! Here's to the 21st century lower-middle classes. It's undoubtably quite shallow Not like Mozart tinkering On his piano. Unfulfilling Unlike Alex Fleming and His penicillin or MichaelAngelo doodling on the ceiling But, If you win or if you lose If you choose blues Or reds There will be moments when you feel Sport is the only thing that's really real. Because we don't need to worry anymore About boiling oil ready, To pour upon invaders as They're scaling up the castle walls. We worry about congestion charges And wether or not We're eating enough In the way of vegetables, And sport. |
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effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity |
Simon, you really are so good, I am beginning to hate you....I would have a contract taken out on you but you would probably ending up selling the photo rights to Hello! and opening an exclusive cafe' in Philly, marrying Sally & having Felix as Maitre' D. Which in turn would lead to a syndicated US show which toppled Ramsay off the ratings and you being on the Tonight show.....I think I should go to bed now, I'm starting to hallucinate.. Oh I forgot why I started this... I hate football & all sport unless it is about cars or bikes ( with engines) I never could get my head around it, just too confusing offside, LBW all that malarkey & the names... East Fife, Aberdeen, Forfar....Then what about the half time scores? East Fife : 5 - Forfar, so far 4 ... 'night ,'night... [This message has been edited by effjayel (03-04-2008 11:49 AM).] |
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azblond Senior Member
since 1999-07-01
Posts 637The Steamy Desert |
I am still laughing about the comment above...but must say I enjoyed the read. And how right you are (the closet sport fanatic I am) even when I don't always know who's playing the game...I love to cheer anyways! I would rather my words fall upon deaf ears than a closed mind... |
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simon Member
since 2008-01-14
Posts 440London, England |
Night John... |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Simon, You have done a good job on this. I spend a lot of time watching baseball in the summer, and football in the winter. BTW, Felix says--"Yo, Simon, keep yer mitts off Sally if ya knows whats good fer ya. Sally's my girl. Love Felix" Don't listen to John, he's a trouble-maker. Bobby |
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Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
Enjoyed... ARCTIC WIND |
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Ray Sharpe Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 112Tenerife |
I am playing a kind of lottery with posting numbers.....and I found this .....I won a prize ..I love it. |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Hello Simon, I'm missed this one and I'm glad it appears again, I love the modesty of you in this poem, I love the importance of sport as a noble challenge with the human condition, I love the way you talk about genius and consider ourselves.... Have a nice day yann |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Simon ~ all work and no play, would make Simon a dull boy ~ and Linda a dull girl! lol Cheers! Let the games begin!   Linda |
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