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GRAND FINAL WEEKEND, a poem by Lee Emmett, Australia Other Football Poems Other Spring Poems DUAL CATEGORY THIS POET COUNTRIES Categories: Football Poems & Spring Poetry Viewed 2090 times Author: Lee Emmett, Australia Share Poem GRAND FINAL WEEKEND Windscreen wipers whizzing we speed along the highway away from Ararat, a provincial city at the foot of the prostrate mountain range called the 'sleeping princess'. Low lying clouds hover near her head where spring rains bring some relief to farmers whose endurance is sorely tested after one of the longest droughts have almost emptied lakes and tributaries in the Grampians. Foothills are alive with new grass shoots and canola crops sit like a golden mantle around the royal guardian of this place. Not knowing if the harsh sleet of the weekend will return, tiny lambs frolic at their mothers’ sides. A solitary wedgetail eagle soars above us; master of the airy element it watches its opportunity, the possibility of a fresh and tasty meal. At the farm we left the palest pink blossoms and tender green leaves on an apple tree breaking out from winter’s grey branches. Yesterday’s blustering winds and rains saw Australians in pubs and clubs, home and abroad all cheer our finest young men taking screamers, and kicking their way into history books. Signs in shop windows, and streamers in front yards encourage the boys: ‘Go Cats!’ Blue and white confetti swirls like snow around the victors as they seize the silver cup after forty-four years’ of team effort. Joyously we celebrate Geelong’s triumph in the national football grand final. Today champagne and beer still flows like nectar throughout the land and fire runs in our veins. Click to purchase Print 119498 0 Other Author Poems HIDING BEHIND BRAVADO SUMMER HOLIDAYS CAN BE TOUGH WILL YOU GIVE ANOTHER CHANCE Recent Site Documents What type of Valentine do you wish to have? Blog by: Mukeshkumar Raval Just Among Friends (A24) Blog by: Chris Johnson ARE LARGE PHARMACUTICAL COMPANIES PLAYING SCROOGE Blog by: Marcia Schechinger Code Red! (A tale of a media man) Short Story by: Edgar Eslit CONGRATULATORY SPEECH Blog by: Dowell Oba finally... Short Story by: bahar sarafrazi Why I Write About Monsters Blog by: Kristine Trudeau Wonder of Wonders Blog by: Rajaram Ramachandran One upon a time.. Blog by: Pattra Shuwaswat The Rockhill Cosmo and Her Butterfly-I Short Story by: Yarpei Shatsang         If you like this poem, post a message below to the poet!   To Respond, enter a note and then click the "Post Response" button below   Your Response:   Your Name   Your Country       Here are the previous Messages left about this Poem From Comment about poem or author Response Country Response Added Lee Emmett thanks Jay, still waiting for other Aussies to write more poems about our game!!! Australia 6/10/2008 11:30:11 PM Jay lol Australia 6/10/2008 10:24:09 PM Arbab Gondal oi, oi, oi, Thelma. Good to see a Victorian club winning the flag after so long. Australia 10/18/2007 11:56:05 AM thelma Congratulations to Geelong's triumph Lee and for this great poem well done! Aussie Aussie Aussie! australia 9/30/2007 11:15:56 AM     Send this poem to your Friends and Family           Use the following form to support the author by sending this poem to your friends, family and co-workers. Each time that you forward this poem to another friend of yours, the poet will earn marketing credits to get their poem pages displayed even more on the Internet.    Your Name:    Friend's Email:    Note:         Have this poem read to you by one of our Poets! Rate this Poem 1 - Average 2 3 4 5 - Award Winner Votes: 2      Average Rating: 3      points: 6 HELP THIS AUTHOR OUT BY COPYING THE FOLLOWING HTML CODE INTO ANY WEBPAGE <a href = "http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=119498">Click here to visit VoicesNet.com to read the poem called "GRAND FINAL WEEKEND" by Lee Emmett, Australia</a>