Jessica Ennis,The Golden Goddess

An exciting story was about to unfold,

'Twas Jessica Ennis' pursuit of gold.

Her path to glory began when she was ten,

Taking her to the Olympic final within the peel of Big Ben.

Brought up in a terraced in the city of steel,

Worked as a waitress ,might have served you a meal.

A humble dog lover with a personality that glo...

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They won their medals in fantastic style,

Strained every muscle,going that extra mile.

Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, these are their names,

The women's rowing pair,G.B's first gold of the Games.

They were "oar" the moon as their triumph did unfold,

The first British women's rowing pair ever to strike gold.

An army captain and a P.E. teacher letting no-one pass,

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The Queen's helicopter parachute jump

I wonder what the rest of the world will think,

How far will their opinion of our Olympic ceremony sink.

So much going on hard to pick up on the screen,

A jumble of ideas,a thousand stories,transmitting what has been.

Personally,most of the time I was rigidly bored,

Like watching a football match when no-one has scored.

The...

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