The day I vowed to honour and obey
I was unaware of the price I\'d pay
The truth dawned slowly that the foe I fought
was not other women but obsession with sport
From Monday to Friday I accepted my lot
hoping the weekend would shine sunny and hot
Imagine my distress when my hero vanished
to a world of his own from which I was banished
At first I insisted on going along
but five hours of cricket, proved five hours too long
Now I sit and wait for the man in my life
to return two hours late to his frustrated wife
Flushed with victory and beer, he relives every moment
proud of the way they \'stuffed\' the opponent
Sunday should then be a day spent together
a time for outings, enjoying fine weather
Sadly exhaustion and another hangover
means Sundays are spent sleep on the sofa
So as Saturday looms and it\'s cricket again
my only hope is to pray for rain.
Elspeth Mitchell c 1980