Not quite the Pindaric Odes, eh?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/may/19/matt-harvey-appointed-wimbledon-poet
Here's an extract, for your listening pleasure...
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Wimbledon,
Where strawberries and cream have
traditionally been sampled in,
Kids' eyes have lit up and their cheeks
have been dimpled in
Wimbledon,
Where tough tennis cookies have
cracked and then crumbled in,
Top seeds have stumbled, have
tumbled, been humbled in
Wimbledon,
Where home-grown heroes' hopes have
swelled up and then dwindled in
Wimbledon.
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