To the
Swimmer who nearly won the 99th Liffey Swim
If the
tide’s not with you
You can’t
win
And even
though
You were in
fine fettle
And your
handicap was good
And the
punters tipped you
As Odds-on-Favourite
And A -Sure-Thing
And even
though you led
The shoal
under Capel St. Bridge
Through The
Millenium
To The Ha’penny
Bridge
The tide
was against you
And the
sharks were nibbling
At your
fins
And even
though the crowd
Loves a
front runner
A veteran Fish
That hasn’t
missed a Liffey Swim
In over
forty years
The young
sharks were hungry
And
unsentimental
And the
tide was with them.
Tell him there's not many of those sharks that will be swimming in forty years from now!
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