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Villanelle for a village cricketer
I’m batting at eternal number ten.
My mediocre talent falls apart;
Soon I’ll be walking back on nought again.
I’m in a team of skilled, well-coached young men,
Convincing me that cricket is an art.
I’m batting at eternal number ten.
I do not move my feet or sidestep when
A lethal bouncer flies towards my heart.
Soon I’ll be walking back on nought again.
I ...
Tuesday 21st March 2023 7:44 am
The Reunion Party
For me, Galton and Simpson were up there
With Pinter, Stoppard, and all the others.
‘The Reunion Party’ was their peak.
Nineteen sixty-five, when Tony Hancock
Struggled on through his final, fading depths.
Not seen for twenty years, his army mates,
Grown old, have changed, and not for the better.
Oh, disappointment, exasperation!
(‘Oh God, man. You’re not a squirrel; have a...
Friday 17th March 2023 9:33 pm
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