Bill good one !Ah that leatherball!!great tribal names -Wimbledon pfc? Does
not have the same ring!!who is the referee??
One comment there seems to be a lot of 'Overarching and overhanging'
Cheers Patrick
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Subject: Song Cycle of The Magpies - Wednesday snap
Song Cycle of The Magpies
- after The Wonguri-Mandjagai people from north-eastern Arnhem Land
They are milling about at the G, on benches, in bars, along the back of the
Great Southern
stand.
Milling about in wavering lines, there in the shade of the Great
Overhanging Roof.
Standing and waiting for the bounce of the ball, in black and white
verticals, like
loosened upright piano keys:
In the shade of the overarching roof, they are standing, untuned.
People of the Carringbush, gathered there like rippling accordion keyboards,
like
vast splayed snakes.
In here, behind the Goals, in this Place, in the shadow of the Great
Overhanging Roof.
Now sitting in rows, those Carringbush people, Piano people, waiting for
the performance to begin.
Living on hot chips, sitting there with grease-grappled fingers,
Sitting in there waiting, those People of the Magpie Clan...
Sitting there like unplayed pianos, at that Place of the Leatherball... and
of the pig's
bladder entrails.
Sitting, waiting there in the Place of the Leatherball...
In that Place of the Centre Square, and at the Place of the Leatherball,
There at that Leather Stadium, they await... The Siren.
Bill Wootton
22 August 12
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