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    Olympic Poems: 100% Unofficial!
    Olympic Poems: 100% Unofficial!
    Olympic Poems: 100% Unofficial!
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    Olympic Poems: 100% Unofficial!

    By Brian Moses and Roger Stevens

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    There are poems about winning, and about taking part; poems about having all the right kit, but no talent; poems that show that it if you are at school being the best egg and spoon racer really is as important to your mum and dad as being an Olympic athlete; poems about being a team player and poems about being an individual hero. In fact, this book is packed with sporting gems of all kinds.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPan Macmillan
    Release dateFeb 2, 2012
    ISBN9781447213895
    Olympic Poems: 100% Unofficial!
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    Brian Moses

    Brian Moses spends much of his time visiting schools, where he runs workshops sessions and performs his poetry. He has compiled numerous collections for Macmillan (total sales of over 750,000 copies), including The Works 2 and The Secret Lives of Teachers. He lives in Sussex with his wife and two daughters.

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      Book preview

      Olympic Poems - Brian Moses

      (RS)

      Poetry Marathon 1 of 4

      This poem is nervous to begin with.

      All the other poems look fit, confident,

      sure they can do it,

      sure they can flit through these pages

      at lightning speed.

      But the sound of a gun signals the off

      and words run

      hither

      and

      thither

      for a moment until they collect themselves

      and fall into a rhythm . . .

      Moving fast

      Make no mistake

      This marathon’s

      A piece of cake

      I’m proper chipper

      Nippy, zippy

      I’ve seams and reams

      Of energy

      For my next trick

      I’m electric

      Like a striker

      On a hat-trick

      Ducking, diving

      Through the pages

      How I love

      These early stages.         . . . to be continued.

      Advice for Staging Your Own Olympic Games

      Never play volleyball with a bag of flour

      Never use Mum’s hairbrush as a baton in the relay race

      The flower-bed is not a sandpit for the long jump

      And remember – the Olympic Games does not include kiss-chase

      Never pole-vault in the vicinity of Grandpa’s greenhouse

      Never throw the discus using Mum’s best plates

      The broom handle is not a pole – nor is it a javelin

      Never use flowerpots (especially if they have flowers in) for weights

      Your dog is a dog, not a horse

      Although, at a push, could be used for equestrian events

      Do not use the duvet covers in the airing cupboard

      To make those big marquee-type tents

      Never use the complete set of Delia Smith for the winners’ podium

      Never bribe the judges with crisps, chocolate, football cards or cash.

      And finally when Mum comes home to find her house and garden in a mess

      Say, Excuse me, but I’m in the hundred metres – must dash!

      Roger Stevens

      To Be an Olympic Athlete . . .

      You need a lion’s heart

      and a swift pair of feet,

      to be a champion

      Olympic athlete.

      You need exercise,

      so get off the settee,

      jog in the park

      instead of watching TV.

      You need a fire in your eyes

      that never goes out,

      no room at all

      for any moment of doubt.

      You need a real hunger

      to go out and win,

      you need a resolve

      to never give in.

      You need to break through

      that barrier of pain,

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