Canny Poems

World's number one and two in batting's Who's Who

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Yorkshire’s blessed treasure chest best take their Test berth as they surf the crest out on the hallowed turf

The self anointed..God’s own country..didn’t rest..hasn’t disappointed..simple ploy
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We Die A Little

...We die a little bit
Each day and each night
As we live every minute
Gleeful or glum under the light.

We die in our sleep
And rise again if we’re lucky
And blessed. This is deep
Fe...

Of course Fairy Tales can come true Daws

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Have I done something wrong..8 long years..regretted being forsaken not feted..more pong than gong it appears

Charismatic Selectors mistaken..phlegmatic..enigmatic or erratic

Dramatic not pra...

Babbling Brook or Dirty Harry

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Michelin star cricketing cook…by hook or crook.. so canny..will find every nook and cranny…if you took a look at the record..score or text book ..won’t have forsook ..our dutiful..beautiful babblin...

Adored Lord Broad

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Let's applaud our 

Adored Lord Broad

Fame and awards

Crossing swords &

Bossing visiting hordes 

Name in the frame

On Lords boards


Cooing..wasn't it grand

Tanned boy with h...

Brian Charles Lara

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Have to admit.. do have a bit 

Of a trenchant penchant

Alright adore southpaw purveyors

Dabbles..pique aroused..rabbles in the stands roused

Unique sleek cheek of their chic espoused

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Waggers

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In cricket what is the definition of Stoic?

Who is the limited edition who debunks tradition

Who is the true rendition of heroic?

Pay heed to a rare breed from a special creed

The house...

Get Knotted

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Knots-besotted
(too canny for a granny)
as sailors go (and they will)
of which I am (still) one
(when day is done)
I can bend a bowline
(from stern to stem)
with the best of them
(j...

Dual Quest for Knowing and Not Knowing

...The curious mind is an endless flame,
That facts and truths cannot tame.
For knowing is powerful, sharp and clear,
Helping to adapt, learn and face the fear.
But knowing comes with a heavy cost a...

Wizard Of Oz - limericks cluster

...(Lion)
 I imagine myself as a king
 With the gall to face anything
 Yes it's true, there's no denyin
 That I am the cowardly lion
 But the element of surprise I will bring!

(Scarecrow)
 I ca...

When the Rooster Crows

...4s
When the Rooster Crows At 6.30
The soul is forgiveness because it knows forgiveness. A bird tried to build her nest under the outdoor patio light fixtures, but I forbade it. Somehow, her persist...

Yonah Ownah of the Eruv!

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Yonah, Ownah of the Eruv!
Geo. Washington has the same birthday,
Like George the Father of our Country,
R’ Ribiat & Baila are blessed by many,
Even TA’s Gabbai “By Jove!”
Truly Baila’s roc...

Deep Inner Meaning Part Two

...Hue and cry road map,
totem sign or lachrymose,
knee-deep self compass,
wading bird of psychic lull,
being is a misty quest,
that oblong pointer centered,
on some phantom bridge,
or other cros...

Adina Augusta Purcell

...Can words truly capture the essence of the lady on the hill
Whose womb bore eight but yet-
Has mothered countless others?
Whose hands dug deep to till the soil; to stretch outwards to care, to sha...

Soulmate

...Love is sometimes unreal
how un-canny it can feel
if truly its intent is seen
how powerful it can be.

Though finite in some regard
disappointment can be hard
but we're just human in fact
and...

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