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Ode to Tiger Woods

Message Robert Richardson
( With apologies to William Blake)
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Tiger, Tiger, burning bright

In the media limelight,

What a sorry fall from grace

For one who always held first place.

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Didst thou think thou could ride free,

And that no rules applied to thee?

From heaven now a fall to limbo,

A heavy price for any bimbo.

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And what bosom and what art

Could twist the sinews of thy heart?

And when thy heart began to beat,

Did judgment melt in all that heat?

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First the passion, now the pain,

In what furnace fried thy brain?

Was it worth it? What dread grasp

Held thee witless in its clasp?

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Didst thou think no one had spoken,

To break the trust that thou had broken?

That none would claim her bragging right?

"I was with Tiger Woods last night!"

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Thou wast not evil, nor a clown,

But some would like to bring thee down.

So when the righteous jackals bay,

Well, all these dogs will have their day.

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What thou hath done they all did too,

A common failing, nothing new.

But one thing they cannot forgive:

You were too good to let you live.

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It seems to be the way we are,

We climb so high, we fall so far.

So private woes are public pains

And no civility remains.

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But this will pass, the wounds will heal,

The howling pack will turn and wheel.

You will survive this trying day,

The media will seek fresh prey.

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Oh foolish icon, burning bright

In the media limelight,

What a sorry fall from grace!

And who shall now take Tiger's place?

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Bob Richardson is a retired electrical engineer and information specialist. He lives in New England.
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