Spellbound . The night is darkening round me, The wild winds coldly blow; But a tyrant spell has bound me And I cannot, cannot go. . The giant trees are bending Their bare boughs weighed with snow. And the storm is fast descending, And yet I cannot go. . Clouds beyond clouds above me, Wastes […]
Symphony in Yellow An omnibus across the bridge Crawls like a yellow butterfly, And here and there a passer-by Shows like a little restless midge. . The barges full of yellow hay Are moored against the shadowy wharf, And, like a yellow silken scarf, The thick fog hangs along the quay. . The yellow leaves […]
New Year What can be said in New Year rhymes, That’s not been said a thousand times? The new years come, the old years go, We know we dream, we dream we know. We rise up laughing with the light, We lie down weeping with the night. We hug the world until it stings, We […]
Like rain it sounded till it curved And then I knew ’twas wind – It walked as wet as any Wave But swept as dry as sand – When it had pushed itself away To some remotest Plain A coming as of Hosts was heard That was indeed the Rain – It filled the Wells, […]
How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year! What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen! What old December’s bareness everywhere! And yet this time remov’d was summer’s time, The teeming autumn, big with rich increase, Bearing the wanton burthen of the prime, Like widow’d wombs […]
Ode to Everton . When at Thy call my weary feet I turn The gates of paradise are opened wide At Goodison I know a man can learn Rapture more rich than Anfield can provide. In Coulter’s skill and Geldard’s subtle speed I see displayed in all its matchless bounty The power of which the […]
Twice a week the winter thorough Here stood I to keep the goal: Football then was fighting sorrow For the young man’s soul. . Now in Maytime to the wicket Out I march with bat and pad: See the son of grief at cricket Trying to be glad. . Try I will; no harm in […]
Let No One Steal Your Dreams Let no-one steal your dreams Let no-one tear apart The burning of ambition That fires the drive inside your heart . Let no-one steal your dreams Let no-one tell you that you can’t Let no-one hold you back Let no-one tell you that you won’t . Set your sights […]
A second Lockdown from 9th November until 2nd December was ordered by the Tory Government, so precious few opportunities to see football matches in November, but compensated for by several walks of varying lengths, despite some typically seasonal weather! . . Why I Love football Why do you love football? What do you see in it? Why […]
“Soccer” by Derek Jensen The Beautiful Game, inflamer of passion, Maker of legends and timeless skill; The sport of the world, whether rich or poor. From the packed dirt streets of Africa, To the green grass pitches in England, Is that matchless, extrordinary, game of games played. It’s a game of running, yet not always all out. It’s a game […]
