Picture this, you’re gazing down Upon that smoky factory town. Weaves of streets spread out, converge And from the houses boys emerge. . Boys in boots and boys in wellies Skinny boys and boys with bellies Tiny boys with untied laces Brainy boys with violin cases . The match was played to certain rules By […]
Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget What thou amongst the leaves hast never known The weariness, the fever, and the fret Here, where men sit and hear each other groan; Where palsy shakes a few, sad, last grey hairs Where youth grows pale, and spectre-thin, and dies Where but to think is to be […]
Flood It starts as a drizzle massaging the green land and raises to a down pour washing it clean again thunderstorms, even are fitting, pure, loving the ground with the passion with a kiss But passion rapidly turns sour, and carries on too long ripping the banks flooding the land till she is as frightened […]
On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer Much have I travell’d in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet did […]
I am not a religious man I place my faith and loyalty. Like any other football fan. In the demi -gods I see. Performing minor miracles of ball control and football skill In overcoming obstacles. To score the goal which will fulfil. My ambitions for my team Which is to see them win again The […]
Old Grounds and New at the end of October 2012 On Monday 22nd October, I took in an FA Cup Replay with Chris at Ilkeston Town. Monday 22nd October 2012 FA Cup with Budweiser k.o.:- 7.45pm 4th Qualifying Round Ilkeston Town 0 […]
After all the excitement of Spain and Wales and The Central Midlands League Bonanza, the last few days of March were a quiet period when dogs lie low and expectation rises in anticipation of the next big hop and before you know where you are……………..the cricket season! Already, I have got upwards of fifty cricket […]
