It’s hard to NOT make a comment on it - and as if
it matters to anyone except th’ French Nation and
those few rugby-crazed Welsh patriots, this is but
a game which will go down in th’ annuls of infamy
Who’d want t’ play 20 minutes of extra time - after
the game’s end mind you; yep, if 80 hard minutes
aren’t enough - you’ve got renegade ref ‘Barnsey'
making his own rules to keep the game going on,
And on, and on … with the French coming from a
five point deficit to win 20-18; well, they deserved
some accolades for a hard-fought stoush, & even
managed to score two tries to none - the last one
Being ‘Barnsey's’ cue for the final whistle; whew,
what a relief for th’ Froggies - they’d trailed Leigh
Halfpenny’s 18 points so long they need consider
making Barnsey an honorary Frankish dignitary -
I’m sure none of th’ Poms would mind in the least,
as a died-in-the-wool diplodocid he’s a beast who
has never really been part of the ‘modern game’ -
or’m I only saying th’ obvious t’ converted already
‘Hen Cymraeg’ hegemony, who’ll weep quietly for
a week while singing their ancient songs in a way
th’ harmonies blend into th’ substance of all them
flawlessly planning their polished Welsh revenge
© 20 March 2017, I. D. Carswell
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