Olympics? I thought, what a lot of expense!

I shan’t write any poetry on that.

But then ‘Endeavour’ just happened along,

It seemed to pop straight out of my hat!

While I was writing about something steamy

A sporty angle took over instead,

I had to go back and change the first line

To get the whole thing out of my head.

 

I haven’t watched any of the events,

It has really all just passed me by,

But maybe a little of the spirit

Decided to pop up and say, “Hi!”

My ode’s careful not to mention Olympics,

It’s all about excelling in sport.

I never tagged it for the competition

Even though that is what people thought.

 

So now what do I do with the stupid thing?

Should I forget it, delete it or tag it?

Well, it got a couple of nice comments

Though Tommy Carroll thought it a maggot!

 

P.S. I think I agree...  :o)