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HE DID THE REST

HE DID THE REST

(For Barry John - Rugby Legend)

Never a man

To overcomplicate matters

"Chuck me the ball

And I'll do the rest"

His simple philosophy

Retiring before the age of 28

Because he'd had enough

Already a lifetime's worth

Of achievements to contemplate

In the decades that followed.

 

In New Zealand

They called him 'The King'

Back in Wales

A g...

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Welsh Poets.David Subacchi

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