London Olympics 2012

The Olympic ticket selling methods for London2012 don't seem to have done anyone many favours. We put in some healthy bids for the family but didn't realise that we should have bid as five separate people using our various bank accounts and not one family member trying for us all. We got two tickets, but then again many people got none. When I mention 'many' I should of course written 'several hundred thousand'. My disappointment, meant that I had to write some poetry.

So here is a Roger Bennett Poem regarding London 2012

Olympics

My Olympic money was here,
But now it’s gone,
For what and when I don’t know,
But for others there is none.

Oh London 2012,
You confused me with your ruse,
Not to sell the tickets,
Even to your muse.

I thought it was a celebration,
Chance to see the best,
Let’s hope there’s no black market,
But bidding like the rest.

Track, field or equestrian,
The system doesn’t say
My mind was blank,
But yet you made me pay.

How I longed to be there for you,
At this feast of sport,
But now watching television,
I shan’t be your cohort.

Roger Bennett, 01 June 2011

As usual I exercise my right to be identified as the author of this piece under the Design and Patents Act etc., but providing you add my name and the date, plus the webpage address, then you are welcome to spread the poem.

It could be worse the Olympics could have been in another Continent. Oh, it doesn't matter as I'm not able to go anyway even though it's where I live. What a let down. One chance for many people and we don't get it right. Oh, deary me.