Standing Up For Celtic! #nationalpoetryday
From the graveyard to Paradise,
from the moment people started working
for the cause, to build the dream
you have always stood for Celtic
and you have always stood for me.
You have survived storms, fires
and the supports desires.
From naked ambition
to cinder tracks
cycle tracks
pavilions
drench lights hunting wolves
a jungle refurbished
a 70’s stand
new clothes for your birthday
and Fergus Mccanns plans.
Thankfully you survived Cambuslang.
Standing on gravel
crumbling terracing
with weeds poking through seeing the game for free,
no roofs, leaking roofs
flickering toilet lights,
cold plastic seats, surrounded by breezeblock grey,
a cathedral of noise
passion
love
is the warmth to our Paradise
the soul of the Celtic way.
Your decoration has an eye to the past
your shape has changed
generations have attended
but you have remained the same.
You have always stood for Celtic
and you have always stood for me.
*Written by Kevin Graham
*Photograph courtesy of Patrick McGuire
