GREAT WHITE SHARK - a poem by Dave Warner
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THE GREAT WHITE SHARK
Great White Shark means big loud hype
“SHARK CHOKES AGAIN” in big bold type
The swing is flawed the grip’s askew
The old coach knows just what to do
The outward nine is looking good
Shark’s got control of iron and wood
As birdie chases eagle – “Duck!!!”
The booming Shark has run amok
Half-way home in 30 neat
He’s Hogan, Nicklaus, complete
By 12 a course record seems a formality
And then, almost as if the Shark seeks to prove his mortality
Three-put pulls him back to par
On 13 he drives too far
Recovers well down in five
Record still is much alive
Till 14.
Entirely missing the green.
Hungry crow, passing ball,
Bogey three begins to stall
Meanwhile on the 18th – four
Some no name aces, big crowd roars
15th Shark, no frills, steady
A humble par, Shark winks to caddy
No heroics, keep this up
Yet big white hands will hold the cup
16th slices into copse
At clubhouse, no-name smells hope
Radar like shark’s ball finds bunker
Shark alarm in grip of canker
Gone is smile, chatter, swagger
Word goes out “Shark’s got the staggers”
Down in six, still lead of two
Over clubhouse no-name ingénue.
17 does nothing wrong
But breeze suddenly blows strong
Misses ten foot, margin’s one
Hospitality tents all dumb
18th drive is true and straight
Approach good and chip is great
But as Shark strikes three metre
Flash-bulb pops distract the leader
Merest jerk as club smacks ball
Looking good on way to hole
Then dipping right, touching lip
It rims it rims but doesn’t tip
So to play-off, sudden death
Great White Shark v No-Name X
Shark hits first straight as a die
No Name responds with same reply
Shark approaches arc is true
Five metre put all left to do
No Name hooks ninety degrees
Ricochets from trunk of tree
To green and starts to roll…and roll…and roll
Till next thing No Name’s in the hole
Crowd erupts No Name is cheered
Pointer’s caddy holds back tear
Shark laments what got away
Knows full well what papers say
Great White Shark means big loud hype
“SHARK CHOKES AGAIN” in big bold type.
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Talent Dave , just talent , excellent.