Jonah Lomu's Last Try

The rugbyball inside the coffin

Rather gave the game away

As a diehard rugbywarrier

Determined to play on in future days

Believing there was more than one Hin Heaven

At the ends of astral turf grounds

And that the RugbyUniverse Cup

Was still in its early rounds

After a lifetime that had seemed eighty minutes

With a body clock now in the red

Jonah Lomuscored his last mortal try

Touching his head down on mother earth's bed

Michael Ashby, Sidmouth

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