Poetry: The Sportsman or the Scientist?
Posted by Damian Balassone on 28th January 2010
The Sportsman or the Scientist:
who do we revere?
Milo or Pythagoras:
which one do we cheer?
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Newton or DiMaggio:
which one got the girl?
Edison or Baggio:
who lit up the world?
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Darwin’s worm or Tiger’s club:
which one do we prize?
Einstein’s rule or Ali’s glove:
which one makes us wise?
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The Sportsman or the Scientist:
Who inspires us most?
Pele or Copernicus:
Who do we all toast?
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Roger’s slice and Bradman’s whites,
and Michael Jordan’s leap
seem to set our youth alight,
but science makes them sleep.
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How have we rewarded them
since the days of old?
A sportsman wins a trophy;
a scientist wins a scroll.
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