tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831075779288351551.post5044575282622584214..comments2023-10-24T09:11:10.751+01:00Comments on ...the sight of morning...: The Away Fixturealice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831075779288351551.post-31184575830878696102014-03-30T16:57:07.773+01:002014-03-30T16:57:07.773+01:00HOW CAN THAT BE MY BABY? Pam Ayres
How can t...HOW CAN THAT BE MY BABY? Pam Ayres<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />How can that be my baby? How can that be my son?<br /> <br />Standing on rugger field, no more than six feet one<br /> <br />Steam is rising from him, his legs are streaked with blood<br /> <br />And he wears a yellow mouthguard in a face that’s black with mud.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />How can that be my baby? How can he look like that?<br /> <br />I used to sit him on my knee and read him Postman Pat<br /> <br />Those little ears with cotton buds I kept in perfect shape<br /> <br />But now they’re big and purple they’re fastened back with tape.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />How can that be my baby? How did he reach that size?<br /> <br />What happened to his wellies with the little froggy eyes?<br /> <br />His shirt is on one shoulder but it’s hanging off the other<br /> <br />And the little baffled person at his feet is me: his mother.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831075779288351551.post-72127426797214178092014-03-29T14:23:22.231+00:002014-03-29T14:23:22.231+00:00How lovely!! My big one still plays rugby but clos...How lovely!! My big one still plays rugby but closer to you than me- down at Habs in London. So like you I don't get to see him play much these days :( Does MasterM now work in Tanzania or is it more study?)terrijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564688338796391736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831075779288351551.post-15511359651381294182014-03-28T17:45:53.038+00:002014-03-28T17:45:53.038+00:00I didn't get a WORD of that.I didn't get a WORD of that.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831075779288351551.post-74306363495393133612014-03-28T07:45:29.493+00:002014-03-28T07:45:29.493+00:00Time flies.Time flies.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831075779288351551.post-55305801749407857522014-03-28T07:12:36.384+00:002014-03-28T07:12:36.384+00:00Scary how big they get isn't it. I looked at ...Scary how big they get isn't it. I looked at a photo of my ten year old with some bigger opponents the other day and wondered for a moment why I had a picture of teenagers that I knew nothing about on my camera.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831075779288351551.post-68260929222259873972014-03-28T07:06:29.497+00:002014-03-28T07:06:29.497+00:00I can only wish to be there, but if I were I'd...I can only wish to be there, but if I were I'd be rooting like a PRO.Paolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106203770822701470noreply@blogger.com