LAST OF THE "A"S

AND SONIA CAME FOURTH

A PYJAMA'D MEN NIGHT,
WHEN WE TALKED AND SIPPED TEA,
BY THE FLICKERING LIGHT
OF A TURNED-DOWN TV,

DISAPPOINTMENT PREVAILED
AT NON-MEDALLED 3K
BUT ALTHOUGH SONIA FAILED,
SHE'LL SOON FEEL GOLDEN RAYS.
.
THOSE THREE CHINESE IN FLIGHT
HAVE JUST BLASTED OUR EYES
AND THE HEART-BREAKING SIGHT
HAS DEFLATED OUR HIGHS
AS THE GIRL, WE'VE REGALED,
FOR HER GRAND PRIX DISPLAYS,
WE'VE NOW SADLY SEEN TRAIL
BEHIND THEIR EASTERN BLAZE.

BUT IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT
TO EMBRACE MISERY
SINCE HER FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT
AND, ON THIS, WE AGREE
THAT ALTHOUGH SHE WAS NAILED
BY THEIR TEAM-TACTIC WAYS,
THE COBH GIRL, WE'VE ALL HAILED,
WILL SOON BASK IN WORLD PRAISE

(C) BRENDAN HICKEY DUBLIN 16/8/93