Iceland v England
on Sheila Ash (India), 30/Jun/2016 16:22, 34 days ago
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Facing defeat the players froze.Heads dropped,Eyeing their own feet’s futilityLacking in agilityStumbling immobility.They cower before the opposition linesLove’s labour lostFloored by the feats of othersSapped by sudden equalisersFrom that band of northern brothers.Failed faces turned towards the turfWith ostrich like unbelievingLeaden legs to jelly jadedTheir lack of skills paradedTheir lead relinquished, twice invaded.In desolation they lieExhausted and dissipatedCeding all thoughts of gloryRemaining ever stationaryStuck in a shameful purgatory.They slink off-field,Off-camera,Off home,Without pride.© Sheila Ash, 30thJune 2016ashramblings