Storm in a World Cup The year is 2010, the place is South Africa World Cup fever running high The excitement in India reaches delirium pitch As our team qualifies in a shocking win A chance to bring the trophy home
Newspaper headlines shout it out Television anchors already hoarse Biographies of players on the Internet World Cup mementoes sell off the shelves The nation dreams the same dream each night Life comes to a standstill Every time India plays a match Followed by frenzy when they win Be still, one billion hearts This dream is not a dream In Goa, there is no cure For the madness swirling around Four Goans on the Indian team Four heroes to welcome home Four villages swooning with joy In Goa, it’s twice as wild Portugal is in the fray too Double the pleasure of anticipation Double the reason to celebrate Another viva and some port for old times' sake The quarterfinals stoke the fire The Indian press cannot keep up With the need for superlatives As our team makes it to the last four Along with Germany, Italy and Portugal The semi-final lineup is rich in irony Fate must be smirking at this twist India to face off with Portugal Who will the Goans cheer for? Whose victory will we toast? Who are we Gons after all Mirror, mirror on the wall? Cynthia Gomes James [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
