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The stork arrived as it always did
Dropping many a plenty
Two precious droppings they would be
Marking the year three and seventy
Years rolled by and soon it was time
The childhood play had given out signs
Of what the future would behold
For the bat and ball and the country as a
whole
Shouldering responsibility while very
young
From pavilion to field they raced along
Sometimes in white, sometimes in blue
They held the crowds mesmerized and glued
One with his talent broke all records
Swinging his bat and smashing the balls
The other rose up to every occasion
With dignity, grace and strength like a
wall
Together they made the spectator’s day
Sometimes alone they made their hay
Regardless of the company they had to
spare
Of giving the opponent nightmares… They
took utmost care
It was now a merry song to be sung
The golden era of Indian cricket had begun
Years kept rolling and records went cold
As their bats showered runs after runs
The sun kept shining bright and sunny
But it could not stop the grey clouds
from acting funny
Bringing with it rough and troubled times
Sometimes lack of form and otherwise
match fixes
But nothing could come in the way of
their fours and sixes
As their career progressed along
The talent display impressed all but some
Many heaped praises and idolized the duo
While some held back and questioned the
halo
Like all good things that come in a small
package
With time passing by, they ripened in age
How much ever the fan was to desire
The time had come for them to retire
The day finally dawned dull and grey
The mood justified, it was a sad day
Many showered tributes and shed the
occasional tear
Others raised a brow and exclaimed in
despair
Whatever the emotion might be
One cannot deny, a piece of childhood
Was taken away from you and me
While we ride high on the emotional wave
Speculating if the golden era would
return
We can do what we should do and that is
Giving our heroes…One last standing
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nice .. very nice.. u forgot to add one more gentleman in dis .. vvs laxman toh :)
ReplyDelete@Pritish- Thank you! aah yes i did...:| somehow these two were on my mind yest when i penned this down
ReplyDeleteNicely written... good effort ... you should use my photos... yes I dont have one of dravid and sachin together though...
ReplyDeleteAm gng for the goodbye match
@phoenix - nice! Do give that standing ovation :)
ReplyDeleteLovely Lines and a very much deserved standing ovation for these two Great Man of Indian Cricket.. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Harsha! Yes there are many who criticize them but no one can deny their contribution and that they were a part of our life.. wish i could go to Wankhede for the finale
ReplyDeleteFinest lines on the two legends.. the two contrasting personalities with the same core.. Cant imagine not having any of these two on the ground post nov :(.. I cant even tell my kids in words (future ones :P)what they have missed !!
ReplyDelete@Manish- yes very true. you can def. tell the kids (future or present I don't know :D ;-)) when you sit in your arm chair and tell them tales of your youth :)
ReplyDeleteSeeta- Nicely written. It's difficult to compare both. Sachin is much more talented and hence made more records but then when team needed him most ,he performed very few times. DRavid less talented but mostly be it in odis or tests stood out when team needed him most. Hence when we will talk abt records ,we will always remember sachin but when we will talk abt drawing inspirations in life ,we will talk abt dravid.
ReplyDeleteSeeta- Nicely written. It's difficult to compare both. Sachin is much more talented and hence made more records but then when team needed him most ,he performed very few times. DRavid less talented but mostly be it in odis or tests stood out when team needed him most. Hence when we will talk abt records ,we will always remember sachin but when we will talk abt drawing inspirations in life ,we will talk abt dravid.
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