Friday, 30 December 2022

Pelé and Vivienne

Death comes when you expect it least;

Today we learn, between-two-feasts*,

That Brazil is now in mourning

As its post-Pelé world is dawning …


World-class supremo of The Ball

Major hero - ten-feet tall

Deep in the hearts of all fans held

At 80 by the ‘Big C’ felled …

 

Followed one day later by

Bold fashion icon; a far cry

From convention, O.B.E.

Vivienne Westwood, Punk Queen Bee…

 

It’s always too soon when sink low

Famous names we used to know

But as they join the stars above

We can remember them with love …


(c) Poet in the woods 2022


* Christmas and New Year



born Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940--2022)

 


Vivienne Westwood  (1941-2022) 

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