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#fowc #Gliding The crew waited for that moment the moment that was perfect the moment to change direction No Salty Afternoon Washes No Swabbing the decks of Seawater No trouble from the turning wind Simply moving through the water Simply cutting past the breakers Simply Gliding through the sea
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#fowc #suspense There’s an atmosphere growing around the opposition’s end at a Northern Football Team their captain scythed down the home team’s star striker and there were handbags approaching half time From uproar and arguments, its down to two men the man in red against the man in green man in green stands on the…
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5th March 2020 #Fowc #Ceremony The Athletes took to the track, to a boom box anthem dressed in the colours of their country as cheers and lights travelled round the ground taking to the field masters of javelin, shot and hammer not leaving a mark until the start of competition And friends and rivals share…
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#Fowc #Football #Soccer #Rugby Two crowds sit on their Respective rumps, cheering on the warriors In their tribes colours Red or Blue By the end of the first act A tribe at one end of the ground is jubilant Leaping in the air – whilst the other isn’t so happy
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Old Trafford, Manchester 2019 St. Helens V Salford or put it another way – flip it round David vs Goliath – St. Helens are the league champions, Salford had to come through the playoffs – and its 1st versus 3rd – A marvel in itself given the pundits had written Salford off at the start…
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Could there be any other reason why whilst a tennis umpire’s assistants, regard themselves as judges ?
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Salford, 25th September 2019 #Salford #Children #Parking #Gardens #Street #Sports In order to save themselves some pocket money the sports fans find convenient side streets parking off the main road on the way to the stadium One by one, they move on to empty paving ignoring the call of the parking charge plastered on the…
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#sport #poetry #taekwondo #manchester The world Taekwondo championships are coming to Manchester’s Arena complex – here’s my take on it. A Meeting of many, the great and good Assembled in East Manchester As sporting gods and goddesses Aimed a beeline to glory Airplane, Bus or Train they arrived Awaiting their chance to Apply their sporting…
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10th February 2019 #Football To readers the other side of the big pond – a poem about football or what you call soccer – Inky While the greats are revered in Bronze New idols are to be cheered on by the fans At both ends of the East Lancashire Road Fans follow every kick , head every…
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Old Trafford, Manchester , 20th May 2018 Stood on the corner at a moments attention looking on as the club i volunteer with engaged in a mighty test of endurance in the northwest sun Heat making everyone sweat as feet hit the tarmac of Manchesters roads rooting them on, the hardy bunch of volunteers ready…
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