Oh eternal logic of the universe,
as we do something that defies logic
and skip off these white cliffs believing,
for no good reason,
that this thin air is actually sunlit uplands in disguise-
when we hit the ground let it be a softish bit of ground
and let us be kind to the people
that were sold on this idea
by the people that have made money out of it.
Because, let's face it
they're gonna suffer at least as much as the rest of us.
Amen.
Want to support this blog? Want a good laugh? (or to shudder at death at any rate? Then here's two ways you can keep the Archdruid in doilies...
If you want someone to share the terrors of death while making you laugh, we have "A Hint of Death in the Morning Air" - 97 poems to make you wonder, laugh or shake your head sadly. At only £1 on Kindle. Or if you want to know what the people in the pews really think, and you prefer your words printed on paper, why not try "Writes of the Church"? The letters to the Church magazine the vicar really didn't need.
Amen
ReplyDeleteForty-seven years of hurt!
ReplyDeleteIt’s the hope that kills you…. such is the enduring narrative for fans of our national sport. So it’s a shame that Ballie, Banksy (the goalkeeper not the street artist), Wilson-y and Moore-O won’t be here to see it today, the day the Germans finally didn’t win after 90 minutes of chasing a football around. And the boy Peters-y will be gutted to have missed the cut at the last moment, just like Greavesie did in ’66. Ironic really, as Peters-y always arrived late at the back post - he’ll be sick as a parrot to have checked out early this time. But they’ll all be playing keepy-uppy in heaven today. Hopefully Banksy’s got his eye back.
It’s coming home, Brexit’s coming home…. Yes, we needed penalties, but there was no strutting Hansi Muller to break our hearts, and Gina Miller & John Bercow’s attempts to find a last-minute Wolfgang Weber equaliser failed. Putin may or may not have been involved, but this time we didn’t need the help of a Russian linesman to get it Over the Line. Come on England!!