A poem for Drew's Return

[Hawg73]

Repost requested by the Trollwhackers: NR & Pookie

My take on Drew's homecoming:

Return of a Favored Son

They say that you can't go home again and the road goes ever on
But return you must again - to see if where you left is gone
And sadly many times it seems a different place we find
And those out of our sight are sometimes also out of mind

But we keep a special place for some, and never can forget
The ones whose exit you rejoice or those that you regret
The ones who made a difference and the ones who left their mark
Or coaxed a raging bonfire from a tiny fading spark

But now the page is turned and a new chapter has begun
And (still) balls leave Drew's fingertips like bullets from a gun
But he rules another kingdom now and serves another crown
And burns the midnight oil and plots of ways to take us down

Now friendship has its limits and there's business to attend
His schemes - they must be countered and his playoff dreams must end
Ended here and now - and in the place they once began
And witnessed by the people who once thought he was the man

Now the torch has surely passed on - and time waits for no one
Not the rabble or the nameless, nor the King's most favored son
The echoed cheers will rain down - annointing his once-sainted brow
Will he turn his back on them or acknowledge them somehow?

For here is where he made his name - and his story still unfolds
And his darts that once were aimed at Troy now target Price and Moulds
And try as Bledsoe might there still are things he can't forget
But the tale is in the telling and his tale is not done yet

And Sunday we will look down and see our former chosen one
As he casts a shadow lengthened by the cold December Sun
That shadow that could rise up and still consume us all
Or disappear without a trace as he takes another fall

The devil that you know sometimes will best the one you don't
It's possible he'll beat us - but more likely that he won't
My guess is he'll be buried - 'neath a blue and silver tide
Then scrape himself up off the turf and out of town he'll ride

But while he's here I hope he takes some time to look around
At last year's flag and good King Kraft's new stately castle grounds
While Drew may have his regrets - you just know he'll never quit.
He need not hang his head because he's part of all of it.

[dropKickMurphy]

There are 3 things that bring tears to my eyes:
1) Old Yeller
2) Brian's Song
3) Hawg's poetry

[Tiger_69]

Good work as usual Hawg.

Originally posted by Hawg73
Repost requested by the Trollwhackers: NR & Pookie

And Sunday we will look down and see our former chosen one
As he casts a shadow lengthened by the cold December Sun
That shadow that could rise up and still consume us all
Or disappear without a trace as he takes another fall

As long as you are taking requests. Can you change that line about "rising up and consuming us all". It is kind of ominous and dark -- a little too much drama. A happy ending would be nice. Maybe it could go something like this:

That shadow that could stay home and not answer the call
Or disappear without a trace as he takes another fall

As long as you are in there see if you work my name into it. Just something to show the grandnorespects some day when you are a famous poet. (Maybe get a jab in at Pookie too while you're in there.) See what you can do.

:)

[bclaff]

Originally posted by Tiger_69
Good work as usual Hawg.


Or disappear under two left feet as he gives up the ball

[Hawg73]

Originally posted by NoRespect
As long as you are taking requests. Can you change that line about "rising up and consuming us all". It is kind of ominous and dark -- a little too much drama. A happy ending would be nice. Maybe it could go something like this:

That shadow that could stay home and not answer the call
Or disappear without a trace as he takes another fall

)



:grovel:

I know, I know, it does get a little overblown at times. Hey, your correction wasn't bad. Maybe you should give one a try! :thumb:

I don't even know if I'll do another one, but if I do I'll see what I can do about working you in there somehow.

Originally posted by Hawg73
I don't even know if I'll do another one, but if I do I'll see what I can do about working you in there somehow.


You of all people should detect sarcasm when you hear it. The poem is great. I was just being a smart@ss about the whole return of Drew. A little bit of wishful thinking regarding the game. It was not intended as criticism.

[pookie]

Good afternoon folks.... If you look out the LEFT side of the aircraft, you'll be able to see................

[BobKraftsCoozie]

Perhaps we could dust this one off and possibly get a new contribution??

[Hawg73]

Originally posted by BobKraftsCoozie
Perhaps we could dust this one off and possibly get a new contribution??

Cooz, thank you very much but I'm deep in the middle of poet's block.

I'm cranking these things out at the rate of about two a year and I find it hard to come up with ideas when things are going so well.

The drewpee drama was good cannon fodder for something like this, which is why I did two involving him, but....that topic has been exhausted.

I can't crank them out like someone that knows what they are doing might be able to, but you never know when something will come along, crawl into my head and need to claw it's way out.

I thank you for the nice words, but at this point DropkickMurphy could probably come up with one faster than I after his "Oedipus' Owls" extravaganza.

Anyway, I'm right in the middle of writing a Broadway show based on the NFL and getting a little bogged down by the choreography. I'll have to give Bob Fosse a call and see if he can help me out and then we'll see.;)

[mgoblue101415]

For the record this is one of the worse poems I've ever written...

It was written at a Bar back in 99, on quite a few napkins, after many, many beers, in the wee hours of a Saturday night/Sunday morning. The alcohol blocked my writing skills somewhat so it's more humorous than anything.

Anyway, I thought I'd share this masterpiece (ROFL) with you since it's about our favorite QB. We'd been at the bar all afternoon watching the games, and about 1 am this little poem came to me.

A little background for those who don't know.... Brady was screwed at Michigan by Coach Carr who came up with this fictional "QB competition" to appease Drew Henson so he'd return the following season instead of going to the Yankees. The sad thing is, after I wrote this, the following Saturday Michigan was hit with their first loss, thanks to Henson, and ruined the Wolverines' chances at a Nat'l Championship.

Okay, so here it is.... Notice the catchy title. :p




Just F*cking Play Brady!!!!

Fear not Wolverine faithful,
The Sugar Bowl is before us.
January in New Orleans…
But in Brady we must trust.

He has sat and watched,
He has paid his dues,
He is our captain, our hope,
He is our leader, not Drew.

When trouble arose against the Irish
Who was it that Carr turned to?
Brady saved the day for us -
A win 26-22.

Rice was a cakewalk,
A complete and utter scoring spree.
We shut down the Owls,
Another win, 37-3.

In Syracuse, Carr erred big time,
On the bench Brady could be seen.
Luckily Henson pulled out the win,
Blue 18, Orangemen 13.

At Wisconsin Brady went down
But nothing could stop this team.
Dayne can have the Heisman,
Wolverines 21, Badgers 16.

Another Heisman candidate in Brees,
With all his awards on his shelves.
Better luck with the Heisman,
Michigan 38, Purdue 12.

So that’s where we sit,
Halfway through the season.
The Wolverines at 5-0
Carr, please listen to reason.

Put the ball in Brady’s hands,
Let him do the passing.
Stop playing your games
Before we get to Lansing.

When the Illini come to town,
There should be no doubt.
Come on Carr, Brady’s our man.
Just tell him, and let Henson pout.

We head down to Indiana
To take on the Hoosiers.
Let Brady play and blow them out.
With Brady in it’ll be a snoozer.

The Wild Cats visit next,
And will leave declawed.
Have Brady play the whole game,
Your QB system is flawed.

Out to State College,
The Nittany Lions and Papa Joe.
Another win for Brady
And only one more to go.

Bring on the worthless nuts,
Those Buckeyes, our foe.
Let Brady cap off a perfect season,
Yes, 11 and 0.

Drew may have hype,
Heck, he may even have skill,
But Brady’s our man,
Please, don’t our season, kill.

With Brady at the helm
We’ll go all the way.
New Orleans or bust,
Carr, just f*ckin let Brady play.

[Oedipus Tex]

I just think the first line of this thread is ironic:

"Repost requested by the Trollwhackers: NR & Pookie"

[Hawg73]

Originally posted by Oedipus Tex
I just think the first line of this thread is ironic:

"Repost requested by the Trollwhackers: NR & Pookie"

It was a long time ago, Tex.

[Undertaker #59]

Hey, Nice poem MGO! Thank you for sharing. :thumb: (even if you WERE drunk ;) )

[mgoblue101415]

Originally posted by Undertaker #59
Hey, Nice poem MGO! Thank you for sharing. :thumb: (even if you WERE drunk ;) )


LOL Thanks.

Actually I was pretty impressed with the fact that I was able to remember the scores and the remaining home and away schedule in the state I was in. That dang photographic memory working for me again. :p