Red Canoe Enters
The bay of the Canal side
ready for paddles
Red Canoe Enters
Cutting through watery depths
Creating White Waves
Red Canoe Enters
Gliding past the floating buoys
in shades of orange
Category: Sports
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Gliding
#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
#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 line
man in red puts the ball on the spot
Time seems to have stopped
for a moment, silence has fallen
you could almost hear a noisy blade
of windswept grass
The striker starts to run at the ball
the goalie stands his ground
left or right – that decision
that will change the supporters sound
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 the stage
with smiles on their faces
enjoying the moment, enjoying the show
till the contest starts for real.
#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
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 of the season
However they made it through the Melee of the Super 8’s – and come through on top at the end, all that they face now is St Helens at Old Trafford.
A battle tween two ends of the M62.
I will be listening to the game on the steam powered wireless, but I reckon the Regulars of the AJ Bell are going to enjoy every minute.
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Mad River Canoe
Salford, 1st October 2019
Persons three, go off
venturing the mad waters
of Salfords dockland
Paddles cut movements
through deep canal water
making large ripples
Safety in numbers
all wearing their lifejackets
should their boat capsize
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 nearby wall
Playing fields and abandoned land
Perfect Places for those with a nose (and Permit)
to Place a spot for incoming visitors
Kids sit forlorn – as their playspace
finds itself taken over for 48 hours
by hawkers with money on their mind
Traffic jams – a certainty
as kids take over the abandoned tarmac
for an impromptu game of rounders
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 to applaud and guide them toward their rewards
it might not be cash – but that medals more than gold
even taking in its colour – as every year the
roads of Manchester take a pounding
A winter Olympiad poem, inspired by the Gb team
I watched in awe as off they flew
Down the run of ice clear blue
On a craft to generate speed
Carving through ice quickfast was the need
As excited crowds they passed on by
They cheered them on as athletes did fly
And they did this more than once or twice
Navigating track all covered in ice
Aiming to make the fastest time drop
Running through finish line before they did stop
And repeating the task to achieve bronze thru to gold
To beating the clock in the ice and the cold
