Title: Songs of My Life

Author: Bill Manhire

In: Sport 11: Spring 1993

Publication details: Fergus Barrowman, November 1993, Wellington

Part of: Sport

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Sport 11: Spring 1993

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He says: ‘Give me something significant.’

He says: ‘I’ve been patient. You know how patient. You have to grant that.’

I swear at him, first time ever, though I’ve always had the capacity.

‘Tut tut,’ says Maria, and he goes, ‘Oh oh oh oh oh oh.’

Then he said, ‘Trouble in my head,’ and fell over, and Gospel Song came and sat beside him howling.

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