Poem for Today: 'The Stands are Silent Now'

Yesterday I posted an entry on this Blog about three little books by Runcorn author, Chris Darlington published by Voice Publications, one of which was Gone! But Not Forgotten, a book about the football scene in Runcorn when the Linnets were based at Canal Road. Towards the end of the book is a poem which I was inspired to write after working on the manuscript, and I thought that I would share it with you today.

The Stands are Silent Now

The Stands are silent now.

No more the crowds that cheered

the yellow and the green;

no more the players and the fans

where once our pride had been.

No more the glorious sound

of leather boot on leather ball,

across our hallowed ground.

For now, where once we stood

to watch our heroes play the game,

and cheered them on and on

and watched them win the cup,

the Stands are silent now,

and they’re putting houses up.

© 2008 Colin Gordon-Farleigh