St George’s Day, and Shakespeare’s birth/death day -
A big day for the English? Well, not so.
I haven’t seen one red and white flag sway
Among the merry winds of spring that blow.
But then I live in Salford, don’t you know?
Only when football and shaved heads collide
Do fat men, untucked sports shirts white as snow,
Put all their flags in one rust-bucket’s side.
No doubt exclusive villagers showed pride
(Most villages now keep the poor at bay)
And they’ll have flown the flag from churches, though
In multi-ethnic cities they must hide
Their Englishness. Ex-SS (Uruguay)
Were freer down in Montevideo.
Mon 23 Apr 2007
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