Poetic Writing of ROBBIE KENNEDY BENNETT © www.rkbpoetry.co.uk Born in Wolverhampton of English and Scottish parentage. He grew up on the Rough Hills Estate area of the town and his Scottish ancestral roots are in the Kingdom of Fife and Dundee. The author is now residing in Codsall, Staffordshire. Drawings, pictures and writing are copyright of the author Robbie Kennedy Bennett. In 1969 at the age of 24, footballer Peter Knowles of Wolverhampton Wanderers walked away from the game because of religious reasons. He had achieved 4 England U23 caps and was destined to be a full international.
WHEN PETER SAID GOODBYE ©
by Robbie Kennedy Bennett
When Peter said goodbye,
Tears appeared in a golden eye.
Talent emerges once in a while,
No one dared to smile.
When Peter said farewell,
Was it forever, no one could tell.
They sung with praise his name,
And had their doubts he would leave the game.
When Peter said so long,
If they disbelieved, then they were wrong.
Peter will come back very soon,
They kept his place in the dressing room.
Peter never returned,
He gave them notice, a lesson learned.
When Peter said goodbye,
The young and old couldn’t understand why
When Peter walked away,
Gold dust was lost that day.
When Peter Said Goodbye © Robbie Kennedy Bennett