Latin and Greek I learned at school
I loved them totally
Later on Italian
Somewhat haphazardly
Now another language
I never heard before
Until Antonio Conte
Came to Tottenham’s door
Antonio could be Greek you know
He has that southern look
He comes from Lecce way down south
Heel of the Italian foot
Salento is the area
Southern Italy
The Greeks came there long time ago
Their language still exists
Griko is the language
I learned a phrase today
‘I always think of you’
In Griko I can say
‘Evo panta se sena penseo’
Sounds so more appealing
Cannot let it go
Antonio on the touchline
Running up and down
Sometimes he’ll be smiling
Sometimes wear a frown
But always he’ll be feeling
And he’ll let you know
Evo panta se
Sena penseo
Brian Fahy
2 November 2021
Erris Poetry 