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The Golden Red Age of Wales!
By Aurora
16 March 2008
Hey all! Just had to write this after wales won the grand slam in the six nations tournament yesterday!
Hope it does justice  to how proud we all are of our team  and of how hard they have worked

Thanks!

The Golden Red Age of Wales!



A beaten down land lay,

Long forgotten, left, ridiculed.

Rose with hope from ashes of bleak,

To world and home

Anew


Land of our great fathers,

Ours now to rise up, exalt!

Rugby our national game,

Gladiators

Sport.


Game after game we won!

Bringing our victory home,

Wales, to the world, a place unknown.

Greatness lives here!

Our team.




© Aurora

Reviews

Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3141 comments posted) 16th March 2008
It would be a mean sprited person that didn't allow you your moment of triumph. Enjoy.  
It's occaisions like this that stress the good things about Wales and allow us to quietly forget you gave us Max Boyce and Charlotte Church.  
Well done. 
Jane

Written by Veronica_Milvus (459 comments posted) 16th March 2008
It's only a game! 
 
However, good job, Wales, and at least the French didn't win. I like Max Boyce and Charlotte Church, and Dylan Thomas and Kathryn Jenkins and Rob Brydon and...

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