We cried blue murder at the time.
It was a crime against humanity,
Not an act of spontaneity
From the digits of a deity.
Still, the next week, each lunchtime,
We were all doing it.
Any aerial challenge became
An opportunity for divine intervention,
With an asphalt Ascension
Into a playground pantheon
Of class-war champions
Beckoning for anyone who could
Pull off a palm of providence
With confidence.
And although our clumsy
Sleights of hand were always exposed,
Like a bungled party trick,
It didn’t stop us from trying
To create artistry out of artifice.
Brian Bilston 
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Via Brian Bilston
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Reblogged this on Location de benne en Alsace (67) and commented:
I reblog this hand !!!
Julien
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Thank you – how very kind!
Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed.
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A classic!
nice!!! congrats on being freshly pressed.
Thanks v much.
Fantastic….
Thank you!
This is awesome… Very well written
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Some honesty at last. It took the WWW for me read it though no matter. A nice take on it. Well done Brian.
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It didn’t stop us from trying
To create artistry out of artifice
Wonderfully written. Great !!
How kind. Thanks so much!
Thanks very much!
Reblogged this on puillecraft and commented:
Awesome
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The World Cup is back. Poem This~
Reblogged this on It's My Box and commented:
Just have to share this awesomeness with the rest of the world.
How could the Referee not see that high hand?
Was he paid not to?
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This world is not fair.
I remember this, lol! I was just thinking of Maradona yesterday and the hand goal! Thanks for sharing!
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This good God you speak of is a God of surprises. Did he help your game?
Very timely and well written. I love the World Cup
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Reblogged this on beamolapoet's Blog and commented:
A good read
Fantastic poem. To produce arguably the 2 most memorable World Cup goals of all time, within 5 minutes of each other, is an incredible feat. Yes, the ‘Hand of God’ could be seen as a moment of deplorable deception, but the quick thinking of Maradona, both to anticipate the ball and have the quick thinking to use his hand was, if such a thing is probably, the cheating of a genius.
Anyway, great post. If you get the chance, it would be greatly appreciated if you could take a look at my blog!
Thanks so much for the kind comments. Loved your piece on the state of punditry. I quite agree!
I once wore a Adidas jersey which was written ‘hand of god’ at my back.Some kids called me H.O.G. 😦 this post reminds me of that…
Ha! I hope you’ve recovered from the taunts. 😦
I’m fully recovered now! I never wore it again 🙂
Glad to hear it!
As an England fan I remember seeing this and feeling so angry and cheated.
However looking back on it, in 1986 Argentina were the best team in the tournament and were worthy winners overall. Had England sneaked a draw and won on penalties I don’t think we would have got any further in the 1986 world cup
The Science Geek
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A wonderful poem
Sincerely,
Dana Guidera
Author of Seven Poems from Life
Thank you!
There have not been so far another Mano Santa Maradona soccer genius after Pele. Messi is so good in making goals, but Maradona was quite different.
Quite agree.
http://frankdealba.wordpress.com/ Nice Classic Original Post 🙂
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Reblogged this on Regate F.C. and commented:
Its been 28 years and its still one of the most shocking and talked about event in soccer history.
The Gods favour the Argentines that’s why they lifted his hand…
Bravo!
Lovely
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This is ART!
Thank you!