THOUGHTS RELATED TO SPORT IN THE FORM OF HAIKUS BY

DWIGHT ISEBIA

PENALTY

Man is deviant
in nature because of his
talent for error

THE RIGHT TO DIFFER

If ideals are not
allowed to differ, sadness
is the conqueror

PORTUGAL vs BRAZIL
Who will save the pride
of soccer coached in language
born on porto soil

JAPAN VS DENMARK
Struggling Samurai
victorious, beating Vikings
so politely wild

THE DUTCH IN AFRICA

Cheese eating lions
invading Africa now
is historic fact

STRIJD MET KAMEROEN

Oh Nederland, word
je straks weer kampioen of
wordt dat Kameroen ?

BLACK AND WHITE

Ying and yang today
interchanging colours of
faces and clothing

HANDS
Al loopt men op de
handen blijven benen toch
benen bij voetbal

LA PELOTA PLANETARIA
Como sería
hoy en esta planeta
sin la pelota ?

GERMAN SOCCER
Game supremacy
is now searching for new home
outside Germany
SPANTOGUESE GAMES
Iberian voices
will try to prolong their stay
in the games tod

DOMINANDO LA PELOTA
La pelota sí
logra dominar deseos
de muchos hombres

LAS PIES
De donde sale
el deseo de ganar
usando las pies ?

DUTCH PROPHESY
Secret prophesy
predicting Dutch victory
has now been revealed

PARTICIPATION
Do not care about
winning but protest against
being kept from game

THE URGE TO BE ENTERTAINED

Bottom line is that
we just want entertainment
as purpose of life

GIOA DISPARITA
Anche Italia
dimenticando gioia
d'il giocco bello

SOCCER COALITION
The coalition
for soccer leadership is
formed through World Cup games

JUEGO LATINO
Fuerza Latina
ganando las batallas
hasta ahorra

POWER OF BALLS
Power of what is
called round is leading to awe
in joy or despair

SUPPORT THE DUTCH

Proud people shout out
BAFANA now for brothers
from the Netherlands
AMBITION
Probably I am
to old to participate
in next world cup games

HOW TO PLAY SOCCER ?

I will try to learn
how to play soccer before
end of world Cup games

DENMARK VS HOLLAND
The awesome goal scored
by the Danes was a gesture
the Dutch apreciate

PREVIOUS DISTRESS
Revenge on the field
for fierce viking attacks on
medieval Dutch soil

SYMBOLS OF DEFEAT
Danish butter or
Holland's cheese will be symbols
of next tragedy

PERFECT REBOUND
When falling you should
hit the floor before you try
to jump up again

MEXICO VS SOUTH AFRICA

Mariachi attack
on Zulu, Boer and Xhosa
for the Cup today

BURDEN OF TALENT
Burden of talent
will be happily carried
if appreciated

HEINEKEN
Main fuel used at games,
a sponsor gladly consumed
with famous Dutch name

EX PANTOFFELHELD
De leeuw heeft nu weer
zijn pantoffels uitgedaan
Gevaar op het veld

BRASIL
Os nobres fihos
das Amazonas querem
só a vittoria

PELOTA MUNDIAL
Dondequiera va
la pelota, el mundo
la observará

SOCCER INTELLIGENCE
High soccer IQ
is present, leading the legs
of our delegates

DUTCH ROW
Dutchmen walking not
for early death but to reach
Cup's final battle

GLORIOUS DREAMS
Not the bitter cup
of defeat will come to us
We'll taste victory

KICKING
Now kicks will be used
for friendly reasons, the feet
serving sport, not war

BEYOND THE WORLD CUP

Life after soccer

Now unimaginable

But still existing