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Did you mean 'Pointing" In the next to last line? Or is this one of those mysterious cricket words? I understand none of this, but rated it on form and all of those other poetic things that you say that you don't care about, yet come naturally to you...

Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by omegapaf on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 (23:35:53)

ponting is a man. an australian man. who scores zillions of runs. but is vunerable to spin when he first gets in. sorry to baffle you with this one gail. they say cricket crowds are full of old men because it takes fifty years to learn all the rules ha ha - diving for a dolly catch off a bat pad with the new cherry - paul.


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Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by butterflyzrfree on Thursday, August 13, 2009 (10:59:31)

Now THAT could be a great pun, you know. Or even the first line of a poem. I might borrow it the diving part, for my next poem, with your permission,


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Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by omegapaf on Thursday, August 13, 2009 (18:33:13)

it's yours gail...though i'm not telling you what it means ha ha


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Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by butterflyzrfree on Friday, August 14, 2009 (00:03:34)

Oh-oh...Then I may get myself into quite some trouble, eh?


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Tee-hee, Paul...cricket, even wonderful exacting explanations might go over my head, LOL! Neat poem with lots of flavor and ooo-ra-ra built in, fun to read and imagine all the excitement of the crowds of onlookers. Neat showdown my friend, Mary Ann

Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by omegapaf on Thursday, August 13, 2009 (18:54:11)

i really thought the last people in the world this poem would appeal to would be american women ha ha. the showdown is the end of next week. 5 days of test cricket...winner take all. i'd explain the rules...but i don't think i'd live long enough to finish ha ha - fishing outside off stump - paul.


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G'day Paul...
A lot of fallacy in this poem Paul...few Aussies stayed up after midnight here on the third day of the last test. There was only the test patten on the telly. Australians are friendly if England are 9/55 in the second innings, needing another three hundred with one day to play, and yes, when it rains in England, we cry down under...except when the boys are in dire straits of course, but that's not too often. I'll look out for you at the Oval Paul.

Lindsay

Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by omegapaf on Thursday, August 13, 2009 (21:25:16)

ouch! lindsay. beaten in three days at headingley. an open wound. the oval's a dead pitch, so we're going to have to spin you out. how have you been? send me a message. - ducking for cover at silly mid on - paul.


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Haha.......this is for you English and us Aussies Paul.......very nice but you should have dropped a googly and silly mid-off in there......and I gotta' feeling old Freddy might cause us some pain this time round.
Cheers.......Harry

Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by omegapaf on Monday, August 17, 2009 (22:10:17)

i couldn't drop a googly harry...ladies might be reading ha ha. it could be a classic, or your tasmanian devil might get 200, and end it with a draw. - bowling off spinners in to the rough on the fourth day - freddy flintoffs knee brace.


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Hi Paul, smiling here at this..you know I am a die-hard cricket fan!! Sorry to say tho, that I have not been keeping up with it lately.... My "cupcake" has been keeping me real busy..(Not that I am complaining).. I will reply to your e-mail soon...
Hugs
Your sis,
Jenni

Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by omegapaf on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 (21:49:57)

hey sis! i'm sure the cupcake will make a fine spin bowler one day. everybody in trinidad can play cricket...right? ha ha. hope you're ok. you know what i mean. anytime you reply is fine - trapped L.B.W. by an inswinger from around the wicket - paul.


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Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by Islandgrrl on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 (22:21:06)

Thank you, Bro... still dealing with those issues..have a Dr's appt next monday.... but I'm doing ok... thanks again....
Hugs...Jenni


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Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by omegapaf on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 (23:20:46)

just wanted to add a yaaaayyyy!! to the end of this poem after the ashes result. to my australian friends...no i don't know how we won either. i've never seen an oval pitch like that. the spinner made all the difference, along with bizarre run outs. - a late cut off the flipper past third man - paul.


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ok i get the sports theme but ricky ponting is the cricket player so is spinner a metaphor

Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by omegapaf on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 (23:51:24)

i wasn't being that subtle arlene....though i tried ha ha. a spinner is a type of bowler, who bowls very slowly, but makes the ball spin off the pitch. - cricket is like the chess of sport. it lasts for five days, and usually ends in a draw - paul.


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oh yeah the ashes. i like the aussie team cos i like ponting and brett lee

Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by omegapaf on Sunday, September 06, 2009 (20:05:16)

i like ricky ponting too mamta...but sshhhh don't tell the australians. welcome back from those horrible spiders - an inside edge to the wicket keeper - paul.


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Who's on first ? Yes he is...just kidding an old Abbot and Costello routine for baseball. I think it's the only sport where you can camp out like a rock festival and they play on and on and on. I tell you though if my baseball teams had guys who could pitch as hard and as fast as the bowlers in that game they would be going to the World Series easily. Nice write. The terms and the humor in this are great. Overall, even for one such as myself who does not understand the game it is still fun to watch now and then.

Re: ashes (Score: 1 ) by omegapaf on Sunday, September 06, 2009 (20:27:00)

who's on first, what's on second, idontknows on third? thanks john. i've always enjoyed baseball too. but i think the beauty of cricket is that it is so very complicated, but looks so very simple when it is played well. i know what you mean about the rock festival atmosphere. i can't think of any other sports match that goes on for seven hours a day, for five days. - a dance down the wicket for a lofted cover drive - paul.


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