Vapour

December morning
Sunshine strikes frozen fenceposts
Vapour starts to dance

Lava

Evening rush hour
Brake lights pour down the incline
Like molten lava

Storms

Thunderstorms roll through
exclamation marks of sound
punctuating night

Weltmeister

Presentation time
Argentina came up short
Germans lift the gold

Winner

Mario Gotze
with a chest then a volley
breaks Final deadlock

Poised

An hour has gone by
and we're no nearer knowing
who wins the World Cup

Preview

The world's best player
The tournament's finest team
Which one will prevail?

Stereotypes

German flair versus
Argentine efficiency
Wait, that can't be right.

Stalemate

To win the raffle
you need to buy a ticket
Won't somebody shoot?

Tactics

If you stop Messi
you can stop Argentina
Good luck Netherlands

Humiliation

I saw Swindon Town
four-nil down at half-time once
Yes, they lost as well

Export

They have been knocked out
but plenty will want to buy
some Colombian

Free-kick

A Brazil free-kick
echoes of Rivelino
What a strike Luiz!

Late

Which one will break first?
The USA's resistance?
Or my wakefulness?

Wave

I am so fed up
with the attention-seeking
'Mexican' wave thing.

Galacticos

Messi and Neymar
Have lit up the tournament
Your turn Ronaldo

Off

Red card Ecuador!
Can they beat France with ten men?
If not they are out

Bite

Suarez is hungry
Mmmm, tasty Chiellini
Om nom nom nom nom

Nothing

There's an England game
that we can all recognize
Nothing much happened

Neymar

What about Neymar?
That boy can play, no question.
Haircut's shocking though

Comeback?

Forty-nine minutes
Korea cut deficit
Is the comeback on?

Heartbreak

One moment of skill
and Messi breaks Iran hearts
Argentina win

Out

Thank you Italy
for ending our misery
It's hope that kills you

Deflated

No haiku tonight
Watching England too painful
Nothing left to say

Goodbye

The holders are out!
No points after two matches
Hasta la vista

Custodian

Iker Casillas
An illustrious career
ending in tatters

Deserving

Well played Mexico
A Brazilian triumph
would have been unjust

Pundit

I was washing up
when Alan Shearer was on
Did I miss that much?

Half-time

Germany three up
Portugal down to ten men
This match is over

Goal-line

Camera says 'no'
Technology disagrees
It's a goal for France!

Corner

Like a wounded bird
falling sad and pathetic
Wayne Rooney's corner

Hope

After four years wait
and mounting expectation
I'll take a nil-nil

Everyman

Well, Adrian Chiles
Your 'everyman' persona
is wearing quite thin

Progress

There's much more legroom
On the old double deckers
They call it progress.

Upright

Great play from Robben
It shows what can be achieved
If you don't fall down

Headlong

Running into space
Diving full length, heading home
Robin van Persie

Binned

Broken umbrellas
sticking out of rubbish bins
always make me sad