Short Paralympic Poems

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius
Paralympic athlete - victorious
Guilty of homicide
No longer glorified

NOT for contest

05~29~15...

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Lewis was only born in April 2000, 
So when he swum to bronze at Rio, 
He’d just sat his GCSEs, he’d done well: 
He had 400m freestyle momento. 

He was born with no right hand,
He made his Paralympic debut at Rio, 
Because in the S9 100m freestyle, 
2016 Euros, he won a silver centavo....

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Double amputee, you astounded the world by running to paralympic glory
Tragically you slayed your girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
Now you’ve fallen from favour with fans with this sad story

29th November 2015
Jan Allison
Contest: Fallen Hero
Sponsor Nette Onclaud
word count 29 words


Written about Oscar Pistorius...

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You lose both your arms
You want to play some sports
People suggest soccer
Little do they know
That we need arms 
To balance ourselves
So you suggest table tennis
And people think
That you are crazy
But for a man with no arms
Table tennis 
Is easier than soccer
People just don't know.

Dedicated to Ibrahim Hamadtou: Paralympic table tennis player. 
https://youtu.be/E4V0k46GfAk...

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Niki was born on August the 17th, 1986,
And is a British Paralympic sailor strong, 
Who joins forces with his brother, picks, 
To sail the sea, the waves to get along. 

Born with Cerebral Palsy he competes, 
In the 420 class, the keel to keep afloat, 
He came 5th in Beijing among the fleets, 
Where he joined Rickman in the boat. 

In London 2012 he took a solid bronze,
In the SKUD 2-person keelboat event,
Because between 2009 and 2011, oz,
The two won four World titles to tent....

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