Title: Saudade

Author: Andrew Johnston

In: Sport 23: Spring 1999

Publication details: Fergus Barrowman, November 1999

Part of: Sport

Keywords: Verse Literature

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Saudade

Saudade,
‘the freedom to be sad’—

the very idea can make you glad,
and lusaphone—hello?—

this is Portuguese speaking.
Ladies and gentlemen,

life is hard. But
there are grilled sardines for lunch—

we crunch their
delicate skeletons.