GOOOOOOOAL!
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(For the recently concluded 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)
The WhatsCrapp cognoscenti,
The futbol know-it-all.
Thumbs numb, not forwarding,
As favorites did fall.
The Ferns, nรฉe SWANZ,
Didn't really have a chance.
Ms. Morgan, Ms. Rapinoe,
Remained... ex-Champs.
As Canarinhas fell early
Before the Sweet Sixteen.
The Steel Roses wilted,
Turned into has-been.
The Golden Boot lady,
Ms. Miyzawa with fiveTill Elite Eight stage,
Kept the Nadeshiko alive.
Co-hosts, the Matildas
Got in the Fabulous Four.
Placing fourth to the Blรฅgult
With tvรฅ noll score.
Ms Olga Carmona,
Delivered the deadly punch.
The Lionesses declawed.
La Roja ... ate their lunch.
--- earlier musing below ---
A Word to Husbands and Wives
(originally penned during the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup)
Wives!
As the FIFA fever hits your males,
Tsk! The hosts have banned beer sales.
More futbol shutbol than one can digest?
Just pursue binge shopping, the Amma jan Quest.
Whip out the smoking credit cards and grin,
Let the shopping games begin!
Ignore the mansplaining of esoteric rules,
The oohs, aahs, dribbles and drools.
Accept that TV area will be Messi
No use saying teri aisi ki taisi
He may bring out his air guitar,
With paeans about a certain Neymar.
Froth he may with newfound bromance.
Kylian Mbappe, the man from France.
Ronaldo, Modric, van Dijk and Kane
de Bruyne, Vinicius, Pedri remain.
Kubo, Benzema clouding his brain,
No, no, he's not going insane,
Just a passing phase in his psyche inane.
As action unfolds in distant Qatar,
Remember, it's all about love ... not war.
Husbands!
To keep your marriage brimming *
With all the love during the loving World cup.
When you know you’re wrong, admit it
When you know you’re right, shut up!
Or... just admit you’re wrong and shut up!
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* w apologies to Ogden Nash
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