Isobel

Olympic Dreams

by Isobel

Saturday 7th July 2012 10:56 pm

The fastest

the highest

the furthest

the best

fail in the end

to leave their mark

on the memory

history’s greatest wall of fame

left in their tracks

by the cheated,

the cheating

the last of their kind

or the ones quite clearly

out of their mind…

Eddie the eagle

propelling Britain to shame

plummeting to fame

quirky English humour

loving the parade

Linford Christie’s latex shorts

a man of many parts

with his tenderised meat

and two false starts…

Ludmilla Touricheva’s perfect land

from crumbling Asymmetric bars

the last great gymnast to have hips

a bust, a waist

a woman’s arse…

Torville & Dean

deprived of Gold

noses rubbed in browny bronze

outranked but not outclassed

for daring to go pro…

Sharon Davies

swimming up stream

no drugs coursing

through her blood stream

no male hormones in her system

no coarse hairs on her chest

settling for silver

for second best

Olympic dreams, like torches

extinguished by the flames

of the scandal and controversy

that make Olympic games!

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Comments

Jeff Dawson

Sun 12th Aug 2012 10:18

Hi Isobel, like this look at the more contraversial side of the games. Great compilation of various events that have seen the darker side especially for those who lost out and yes agree about Ludmilla and always thought Sharon D was a cracker! Thanx for your comment on my olympic poem, like your dads way of thinking! X

Tommy Carroll

Tue 7th Aug 2012 14:06

School playing fields: 21 sell-offs have been approved by coalition
• Michael Gove agreed sales despite pledge to protect pitches
• Pressure builds on coalition to rethink sports strategy

Anthony Emmerson

Sat 14th Jul 2012 14:34

Hi Isobel,

As the memory is going I admit to Googling for photos of Miss T's derriere - you are right, it deserved a gold medal all of its own.

The mention of Linford C brought back memories of a Friday afternoon ritual at work. This consisted of a huge water fight - high-pressure high-volume hosepipes, buckets et al, and everyons soaked to the bone. This became known as the reverse Linford Christie. He had his lunch box in his pants, but we went home with our pants in our lunch box (not a nice thought I know!)

Thanks for making me smile.

Regards,

A.E.

Julian (Admin)

Mon 9th Jul 2012 16:53

I agree that putting topical stuff up quickly is a fine notion, even a somewhat sceptical one. On the Tube and the crowding, my son uses Cutty Sark DLR station to get to and from work. As nearby Greenwich Park will be used for equestrian stuff, said station will become overcrowded so they will be closing it on safety grounds. The only way he can get to work will be via the pedestrian tunnel under the Thames. So he has already started cycling in anticipation. Looks like the Olympics might really get folks exercising more, even if for the wrong reasons.

Isobel

Mon 9th Jul 2012 15:39

Thank you Graham. There are plenty of weak spots in this - which I'm well aware of :) I just wanted to get something up though. I like reading themed poetry; I hope more people have a go.

Greg - I have friends living in London - they aren't much looking forward to the chaos on the tubes - I think the underground struggles at the best of times - I just can't imagine how they'll cope with the numbers flooding in. Can you imagine how many people might miss events due to points failures? Slightly more aggravating than missing work!

Graham Sherwood

Mon 9th Jul 2012 15:26

The Touricheva verse is class Isobel. An early leader methinks??

Greg Freeman

Sun 8th Jul 2012 10:30

Nice take on it, Isobel. Well done. I haven't tried for any Olympic tickets because the bike race will be coming through less than a mile from our house. They're painting a mural in the station subway, schoolkids have made a host of willow cyclists with the help of a local artist, and there's going to be a three-day party at our local rec. I must admit I'm getting quite excited.

Isobel

Sun 8th Jul 2012 08:35

I'd agree with you MC. The poem is tongue in cheek. I personally don't give a toss if someone can run faster than someone else or what nationality they are. Our Eddie was a hoot though - and laughter is important to me :)

M.C. Newberry

Sun 8th Jul 2012 02:31

Interestingly, Eddie The Eagle was instrumental in the Olympic authorities altering the conditions of entry thereby preventing real amateurs participating. His "shame" was, in my view, proper bravery beyond my own armchair imagination, even if his ability to achieve prize-winning distances from that knee-trembler of a launch pad was limited. Men like that would dare to take stringbags into the air in the infancy of flight. We need our eccentrics!

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