Weathered Sphinx
Rain lashed through floodlit angle
Of shelter and stanchion,
Rasping upon glistening dugout roofs,
Drenching already sodden grass:
Turning collars up,
Tugging hoods on heads,
Shrugging shoulders tense and
Shattering aspirations like brittle glass.
Gale rushed across exposed stage
Of tenure and desolation,
Rattling upon corrugated shed’s metal,
Halting hurriedly punted kicks:
Teasing passes awry,
Twirling deliveries off course,
Spoiling accuracy’s intent and
Shredding creativity to odious risks…
Pete Ray
Coventry Sphinx’s ground on a cold, windy, squally evening in November, 2009. The er, 'grandstand' was shaking like a leaf. Loved it.
And next season, for Coventry United, this will be the new CAGE...
Maybe...
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