Its just not Cricket.....

During the furore recently in cricket, was decided perusal of the game itself was in order.

The more study the more revealed at just how sexualised cricket has become. I mean who

wields his virgin wood waiting to see the first cherry ? What is with all the ball tweaking

and dead balls , how many maidens are bowled over? Kind of like foreplay when the

bowler makes a fast approach and doesnt follow through correctly and the batter

has a pull shot. A touch of voyeurism indeed, who really needs a 3rd person to tell you

whether you are in or out. The public pay to view many a full toss on what can turn into a

sticky wicket, what the hell does a half toss constitute? Who else can fiddle with their box

in public and get away with it? Last but not least the realisation, you're playing with people who

do bat for the opposite team !!


virgin wood- a previously unused cricket bat

cherry- mark left on said cricket bat after striking red ball

ball tweaking- to get the ball spinning when bowling it.

dead balls- called when a bowler aborts his run up without making a delivery, called when a batsmen attempt to run leg-byes after the ball has struck the batsman's body, but is deemed to have not offered a shot.

maidens- a spell of bowling in which no runs was added to score

fast approach- the ground a bowler runs on during his run up

pull- a type of shot offered by the batsman

3rd person- also referred to as 3rd umpire, video umpire

in or out- needs no explanation

full toss- a delivery that reaches the batsman on the full ie. without a bounce

sticky wicket- a drying wicket that is extremely difficult to bat on

box- a protective item shaped like a half shell and worn down the front of a
players trousers to protect his or her genitalia

bat for the opposite team- self explanatory, someone who plays for the team you are opposing.

DODEC

Today we mourn the passing of a little alien friend

who lived his life in a test tube , until the very end.

His arrival brough such joy, we watched him at the start,

hatching from a white cocoon, to the flashing of his heart.

Daily feeds were given, his progress watched in awe,

and now he sits there lifeless, the heart it beats no more.

Say goodbye to Dodec , good memories will remain,

your resting tomb awaits you, your death was not in vain.

TEST TUBE ALIENS

A new addition to the house at Christmas time. These are fascinating to say the least . Am finding myself observing when a heartbeat turns orange....oh my feed me..... slow red heartbeat is satisfaction. After half a day of watching all aliens beat with a green heart, it was discovered we were drowning them ! Shock ! As if it was a real being, quick action of draining the said test tubes alleviated the problem. Relief ! Dont think i could bear little eyes hesitantly waiting to see if mum had killed newfound projects. One of the best things to have kids involved in and it is noticed how most responsibility for Samaru, Namako, Dodec and Shako is taken on by the children themselves. Might i say they are not the only members of the house to fall for these inventive creatures.

sensei says

Always will be faults in a relationship,

always will be differences in a relationship

but as the sun goes down, love the one you have

hold them close, work your faults and differences

out, know love will out do them all,

bring them to balance ying n yang......

Forbidden Fruit

Knowing she shouldnt take it, just within her grasp,

touching with instilled fear, this feeling will it last?

tormented spirit, broken soul,

to come so far, to never hold.

Silent whispers inside the mind,

wanting, yearning,

forever to remain a mystery,

the forbidden fruit eludes her.

Angels

You are all around me, I feel you there,

You are the winds that blow gently through my hair,

You are the stars that twinkle in the darkest skies,

You are the tears that fall when i cry.

My precious Angels now gone away,

Embedded in my heart, you will always stay.

Jaimi 21/12/00

BabyM 7/7/03

David

I only had you for a few years out of the first 10 years of my life. Remembering so clearly

your laugh , the cheeky smile, forever the prankster. Sitting at the drive-in watching Born

Free, the shiny black shoes and handbag you gave me, my first taste of KFC, the enormous

pavlova adorned with whipped cream and strawberries that you made, you introducing me

to silly string; and how i fell in love with that and to this day the child within emerges

whenever i see a can. The happiest days was spent with you and you gave all of your time

and attention and nothing was too much trouble so that I not only knew you loved me but

felt it as well. Thirty two years after you went to live with the angels, I am still Daddy's

little girl. Dad, I miss you and I will always Love you .

28/11/75