The Inkwell
A poetic response to another Golden response from Paralympics GB
(Hannah Cockcroft, winning Gold in Rio)
Have you been watching ?
A Magical moment in the Rio lights
New wheels speeding down the track to a Gold
Neutrals and rivals all –
Astounded – The British girl
Has taken it….
Speeding through the competition,
(who won the medal then ? answers clear to see!)
In honour of Dame Sarah Storey – who’s just become the UKs most decorated Paralympian.
Surpassing all others on two wheels
Paralympic gold tally record – broken
Rio watches and applauds your achievement
In getting the record number of golds
New dame holding the record – that’s gone from the swimming stadium
To the Track of a different kind – the velodrome
Salford, 7th September 2016
Right about now, Rio-de-Janeiro is beginning the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil, the premiere event for Elite Athletes with a Disability.
Recent readers of my blog will know I helped the Brazilian Paralympic Squad prepare in their Training Camp for the London Games in 2012 in the City of Manchester.
Wheelchair Fencing, Basketball, Sitting Volleyball, and Boccia were the order of the day, and I became the Organiser of two great teams of Field Assistants
And although i’m not going to be there myself – I hope all the Paralympians taking part have a fantastic games in Rio. Good Luck to all competitors!
In another place, whilst I eat my tea
Our brave athletes are going for victory
flying round tracks and fields of all kind
focused on goals in body and mind
Prepared for the task – with targets in hand
strategies made – and races planned
Zeus watches on as the events unfold
as Britain goes hunting for Bronze, Silver or Gold
And as world meets in Rio to follow the race
The athletes are focused on the first, second, third place
So as flame it burns – give the athletes a cheer
as medals are won and old records – disappear.
Another poem with an Olympic theme, seeing as we are approaching the Rio Games in Brazil.
It was basically a write up of the build-up and expectation, over the time i was helping out as a spectator services team leader during the Football Competition in Manchester. I’ve put it into some kind of verse!
Waves
by Brian F Kirkham
August 2012
Olympic fever landed on Northern Shores
As a flame from Olympus passed every town and city
And it Came in Waves
We watched as excitement slowly arrived
Anticipation of what was to come
And it Came in Waves
Small Children – drawing in th’street
pictures of all the worlds athletes –
performing superhuman feats
and they came in Waves
From Lands end to John O’ Groats
People on Bikes, Cars, Planes and Boats
Landed in Britain and based themselves around
Britain’s cities, villages and towns
Building the waves
And as Team GB did their Best
Wearing that now familiar vest,
Every country became a guest
as they arrived in waves.
Spectators All, raised a cheer
and family members dried happy tears.
As athletes showed – they had no fear
and Bronze, Silver and Gold appeared
In Waves
