The Sportsman or the Scientist:
who do we revere?
Milo or Pythagoras:
which one do we cheer?
*
Newton or DiMaggio:
which one got the girl?
Edison or Baggio:
who lit up the world?
*
Darwin’s worm or Tiger’s club:
which one do we prize?
Einstein’s rule or Ali’s glove:
which one makes us wise?
*
The Sportsman or the Scientist:
Who inspires us most?
Pele or Copernicus:
Who do we all toast?
*
Roger’s slice and Bradman’s whites,
and Michael Jordan’s leap
seem to set our youth alight,
but science makes them sleep.
*
How have we rewarded them
since the days of old?
A sportsman wins a trophy;
a scientist wins a scroll.
About Damian Balassone
Damian Balassone is a delusional Collingwood supporter who writes poetry and fiction. He is the author of 'Strange Game in a Strange Land'.
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Nice poem. :)
i personally think Federer is worth worship, he can’t be that great for no reason!
Danni
Thanks.
Can’t disagree with you about Federer. He is a freak (and a gentleman to boot!)
For all his talent, you would think a surname that was more amenable to a rhyming couplet wouldn’t be too hard…