Taking Root (20^th July 2013)

 

looking like a sapling

with a pure heart of oak

the white rose entwined

around three lions

taking Root

before the stumps

strong willow blade

flashing in the summer sun

bending

but not broken

before the green and gold

deflecting

slashing

blocking

hammering

not since the days

of Sir Geoffrey and

Captain Vaughan

has the son of

the house of York

stood so proudly

at the forefront

of the country’s pride

the ball

a speeding bullet

to the boundary

and at the score

of One Seven Eight

returning

undefeated

to the Lords applause

his name

emblazoned

on the panels

at the home

of cricket