Poem 150 of 230: TEARS
Watching a documentary
Of the ‘66 World Cup,
And the way of England’s Ramsey,
I thought: “Let’s give ‘passion’ up.”
It voiced and showed his calm way -
He playing things down a touch;
And, as his home-team won the day,
They showed care but not too much.
Analytical Englishmen -
Cool over the tasks that lay;
We see some of it in Henman,
But it’s not the modern way.
Sadly, passion and youthful thought
Have become the status quo,
And social-standards and sport
Have sunk relatively low.
(C) David Franks 2003
Watching a documentary
Of the ‘66 World Cup,
And the way of England’s Ramsey,
I thought: “Let’s give ‘passion’ up.”
It voiced and showed his calm way -
He playing things down a touch;
And, as his home-team won the day,
They showed care but not too much.
Analytical Englishmen -
Cool over the tasks that lay;
We see some of it in Henman,
But it’s not the modern way.
Sadly, passion and youthful thought
Have become the status quo,
And social-standards and sport
Have sunk relatively low.
(C) David Franks 2003
