Cricket is a game of love
Full of puns and innuendo
As a lass I’d love to bowl you over
By having you a maiden over
A couple of opening googlies
Spin balls should do the trick
Middle of the over adds
Two chesty bouncers to the mix
Fifth could be an angler
To draw a lovely catch
Sixth ball to earn a maiden over
What else but a full toss
Just to finish me off
Now all I need to know
With a six dot ball over
Have I won my maiden over
Yes, after the loving's over,
You've bowled this maiden over,
Honey, we blew up the universe,
You can believe that, for what it's worth,
Honey, we blew up infinity
again, how's that for chemistry?
Honey, we blew up the systems solar,
Yin and Yang, our love bipolar,
Yes, this is our Big Bang theory,
Love endless between you and me........
My Muse had a strange concept,
Aussies could spread Test Cricket,
Global Peace from this precept,
Middle East with a new diversion,
Test Cricket's mesmerising stupefaction,
No shots daily, narcotic absorption,
"Resume hostilities at the end of the next over...":
They'll say, " New bowler's called Grover,
We'll see if he bowls a maiden over."
Large LED screens on constant display,
Hours sitting in the sun, that's the way,
That's why there's Peace in Australia,
Without Test cricket, Peace is a failure!
Yes, Aussies could preach Test cricket,
My muse and its weird concept!
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