when decisions made iraq

central to the armsful

of a coalition mark

you neither rushed and chased

nor gave a lead to centre half

recriminations now shall yield

though back within your boggled grasp

you played the line with tremulus

and now the ump with calculus

implication implications

means again you missed the altercation

and twice you were remiss

carn the bombers

the grandstand hissed

copyright 2004 bob tatnell

australia's most contrapunt poet