Posted on 01-11-2009 under footy haikus, spirit animals
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a stingray.
beneath the surface
gliding until suddenly
A lashing of barbs
a platinum football field
Archive for January, 2009
Posted on 01-08-2009 under footy haikus, spirit animals
Today’s installment, Fernando Torres and the pegasus.
you burst to the fore
bewildering opponents
with your blinding light
Posted on 01-05-2009 under footy haikus, spirit animals
Today’s spirit animal, courtesy of Templetaldo in the tigerblog’s Portland bureau: Alexandre Pato, the baby camel.
even to the most
precocious dromedaries
the desert is vast
Posted on 01-02-2009 under footy haikus, spirit animals
Second installment of the spirit animals series. Today: Lúcio and the musk ox.
both mighty emblems
of ordem e progresso
are immovable
Posted on 01-01-2009 under footy haikus, spirit animals
Starting a new semi-regular feature here at Dreams: Footballers and their kindred souls in the animal kingdom. More than just a physical resemblance, you’ll find that there’s something more to the comparison: The very essence of man and beast are connected. Many thanks in advance to two of Portland’s finest, Laura and Bayo for their contributions.
To get things started, we have Deco and the jackrabbit.
slight and decisive
a glimpse of empty ground and
you can chase the wind
