Let the men
kick pigskin.
For what is
it about life
that cannot
be learnt
out on the
field?
Take
it on the chin
after all everyone wants a knock-out.
Show
no mercy
it's always in short supply.
Take
the opposition down -
go
for the legs:
Below the
belt is always the best
way
to trip someone up.
Kiss butt
and team together,
run with the pack
or get
eaten
I mean
beaten.
With shades
of running into a brick wall - and stringing it wide
Let the
games begin
Let the All
Blacks win
Let the men
kick-
pigskin.A.J. Ponder
I was in fact doing the washing, and in my own terribly unpatriotic way, not particularly looking forward to the world cup - sorry, and yes, for non-New Zealanders, that's the rugby world cup - when some rugby phrases popped into my head. You can't live here without hearing them.So then I started thinking about what those phrases might mean and what the broader impact of rugby in the community might be, in a more than slightly unfair way - because where's the impact in being fair? Besides otherwise I would have mentioned "play hard, play fair" and all the positive features of hosting a world cup. Like gosh, wasn't Wales v. South Africa a great match? And all the wonderful visitors dropping in from all around the world. OK fine. I hope everyone has a great time, enjoys the rugby, and remembers that taking it on the chin is actually a great expression - so long as some idiot (sorry, that was me) doesn't decide to take it literally.
So have fun, and remember the best way to watch the word cup is from another room ;) - Preferably with the computer set to check out the poems on my blog ;)
A.J. Ponder
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