"Forgotten Past"

Can you imagine...
And now for today's
Classified football results
Involving...
Thames Ironworks or Dial Square
Newton Heath; Singers, do you care?
Ancient. Lost in the mists of time
From the silly to the sublime
A tiny piece of our past
Forgotten titles that never last
Only meaning something
If it's your side
An old fashioned title
You recall with pride.
Part of your heritage
Buried in your hearts
Recalling it affectionately
Is not just for old farts.
With old heroes we do the same
Before our time still chanting the name.
We've always been HAMLET
Of that we are proud
So we recall our history
By singing out loud
Lillington, Bayram, Edgar Kail
Just some of the greats who we hail
Singing their songs to keep their memory alive
Ensuring their legacy will survive.

Dulwich Poet 19th September 2013

( I wrote this several weeks ago. And am only now typing it up. Truth be told I'm not entirely sure what point I was trying to make when I made it up....but there must have been one!)