Love you Thorpey

Nuggety nudger & nurdler Thorpey did embody Epitomise, personify Test Cricket Someone small standing tall Reliant defiant giant but Fragile and flawed Did he know he was adored? Cricket was his safe place In the 90's nadir Thorpey gave us solace Succour..grace & cheer Resilience & Brilliance Beacon of light Shining bright hark back Dancing in the dark Having a lark on That Karachi night Thorpey had the class To topple Murali & Vaas Wasim..king of swing & seam Said he was best Test southpaw he ever saw Thorpey was really that good Do you think he understood? With the wood..own Homegrown Robin Hood Heroic & stoic raid Stellar superstars slayed Who plied their trade During a golden generation. Thorpey inspired and fired Our salvation, resurrection Regeneration as a cricketing nation It doesn't get much bloody better than that! Remember it was still ours! No chagrin at the paywall Mandarin sins appall No red ball for us all. Surrey & Lions Test legend Rasping Demons descend Grasping at the end Gasping..quite simply We lost a friend! Not a toff from The rank & file Working class pass No faff or fuss Like us, one of us, the best of us We cooed as he wooed us with the bat That style to beguile trait.. Gratitude for the plenitude of fortitude Attitude..gumption at every latitude he imbued Hat do doff...a true first rate great Touched, tickled & tinged by genius Love you Thorpey..rest in power mate