Hi Pat. I liked your poem but agree with whoever said it could stop at 'all balls'. I thought it was just a set of
wry observations and not an 'argument' as such. It doesn't have to be team sports v poetry. I happen to like
both, well poetry and Australian Rules footy - can't get involved in soccer or rugby for some reason. The ball
itself is like Hitchcock's MacGuffin isn't it, a dispensable plot device?
Bill
On Thu, Jul 24th, 2014 at 2:17 AM, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all I have nothing against football! -I was once the goalie!! And
> sports
> I was school sportsman of the year (60 years ago!)
> I meant the poem to be a protest about the continuous bombardment by or
> Governments as an 'opiate of the masses' us!not to worry us about other
> issues
> Cheers all
> Admittedly I rather do things than watch others (same as poetry:-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick McManus [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 23 July 2014 07:35
> To: 'Poetryetc: poetry and poetics'
> Subject: pat snap -636 *^*"+*^*"+*^*"+
>
> BALLS
>
> we have
> just been
> brainwashed
> all over the tv
> with weeks of
> men mindlessly
> kicking balls
> large footballs
> and then
> people mindlessly
> hitting medium balls
> with tennis racquets
> yellow tennis balls
> and now
> we are threatened
> with more crazy
> men mindlessly
> clubbing small balls
> white golf balls
>
> balls all balls
>
> is there no end
> to this madness?
> our government
> must be desperate
> must be trying
> to distract divert
> hide cover up
> conceal something?
> perhaps we need
> Edward Snowden
> here-back again
> S O S -help!
>
>
> pmcmanus
> r558
>
>
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