Selected Poem
Liverpool Mate!
Liverpool is a city of culture
Saturated with colour, talent and spirit
A well loving community
That I am honoured to inhabit.
The Beatles, been there done that
But we have so much more
2008 was the demonstration
To show what we had in store.
People judge us for being scouse
But we know were the best!
Except the Speke heads who rob your socks,
Were so much better than the rest!
Dominated by silly football culture
Red or Blue, pick a side!
It doesn't really matter I JOKE!
We've all got Mersey Pride.
You can stand in our colourful streets,
Bordered with life and happiness.
But a word of warning, avoid Granby Street My friend
Because that even makes me nervous.
You can see our farmyard animals
Running among the street standing tall,
La Princess's play ground
Lamb Bananas running around St. George's Hall!
Used originally as a port
In or famous Albert Dock!
Used not as much; but don't think its boring
Because you're in for quite a shock!
2 cathedrals that we proudly own,
The Anglican the biggest Britain has ever seen
Beautifully contrasted so close together,
And more popular than they have ever been.
With our knew noble title
European Capital of Culture 2008
We've earned this knighthood don't you think?
For years we've had to wait!
You want something, here you got it!
Whether it's a Chinese, Indian or just plain Maccies
Fine cuisine, on every street
So pick from our s million chippy's!
Sights to see are many,
When walking through our holy ground,
You'll never walk alone
Are the echoes of a sacred sound!
People have their opinions of us,
They think were common as muck,, AZ IF MATE!
But when the police come running,
Well I'm not gonna sit and wait!
Our style is to stand out and never in!
Our hair 6 feet and backcombed to shreds!
Caked in makeup, that's our girls!
And constantly orange from the beds!
Sarcastic, fake fabric or Merseyside magic!
We've got it right here!
Style like gothic or stereo chav-tastic!
I wonder what's in store next year!
But these things that define us
Whether its our accent, attitudes or clobber,
Make us proud to say who are what we are!
As you will never find no-one quite like us, a
laf, a lark, a scouser!!!!
The Lights Light Up the Creation, the Cultures Newest Statement
The water carries the history that created us
The docks decorate the image that it helped us raise
The beauty that holds our souls is in the place we made our home
The Capital of our culture displayed in our pier
Brought fourth our fortune to get us there
08 were our favoured numbers; they shone out our proud name
It was the fame, the fortune that bestowed us this delicacy
The taste of the sweetest victory in achievement
Our little city, a place for dreams to sore
"Above us only sky", Well Liverpool created more.