The following is inspired by a national anthem battle I had with one of my students today while encouraging them to cheer for the US tonight, now that Korea has safely qualified for the round of 16. She was, however, unwilling to lay aside patriotic feelings that I assume were residual from her pride in their early morning win today vs. Nigeria. That's legit. Anyway!
Dear USA Squad,
O! Say can you see by the [dusk]'s early light,*
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's [first] gleaming,**
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the [goal posts] we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the [score board]'s red glare, the [shots] bursting [through the] air
Gave proof through the night, that our [hope] was still there!
O! Say does that star-spangled [soccer squad] yet win,
O'er the land of [South Africa] and the home of the [2010 World Cup]?
ANSWER: YES!!!!!!
Also, if Korea can do it, so can we. Thank you.
Much love and support from Korea,
Kelsey
PS-- Mr. Francis Scott Key, please forgive my abuse of your rhyming scheme and meter. It's for a good cause!
*tonight's game is at 11pm!
**it was an early game that we first watched
I love it! I also like that you used footnotes to explain it ... only you :)
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to figure out how to stream the game now! The best part, Ben (Sarker) offered to help me get it on my computer. How awesome is that?
oh my word i love me some ben sarker. tell him kashi says hi. :)
ReplyDeleteUSA USA USA USAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we scared all of the koreans out of the bar and were screaming and yelling and hugging and laughing so loudly i couldn't even handle it. it's gonna take me at least another hour to calm down.... (aka 3am)
FRIENDS FOREVER
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