Unlikely Champion

A poem or piece of prose by a well-known writer in praise or defence of something they wouldn’t be expected to champion

next to of course god mister gove i

love you futuring the past as be-

ing where it is and me oh man i buy

it. no more grammarblind i see

just where youse backwards going to

which is (damascus roadwise) why

i’ll kidlike batandball along with you

and ‘i’ my dots from here on now by

gollygosh i will. you mister gove

(britannia shake the spear) have shown

the world your eng lit treasure trove

which being never ruleless rules alone

and leaves us (fools too late learn)

rueing all (god save america) we strove

to write – so (stripped of stars) we turn

to you the master teacher mister gove