For those that don't know, I absolutely love the guy! I have followed his career on the international scene from beginning till end. During his career, I have even baked a cake and celebrated on his birthday. (Okay, so mum baked the cake and I cut it). Yes, I was that fanatical.
When I was 19 (year 2003), I wrote this poem for him which I would like to share today (as corny as it might be) Keep in mind, I was 19.
The poem was titled: Dear Gilly
Gilly, you are a sweetie,
Gilly, you are the best,
And I love you Gilly,
Way above the rest!
It’s lovely to see you smiling
After keeping on a long hard day,
And then to come out batting
And blowing the opposition away!
I truly admire your honesty,
And your spirit for the game,
The gentlemanly behaviour you show
Will surely bring you much more fame!
You are one of the greatest batsmen
And a keeper whom none can match today;
I love your cuts and pulls with the bat
And about your antics with the gloves, there’s a lot that I can say!!
You broke the record for the fastest double hundred
And might do the same in one - dayers too
For it’s highly unlikely that
It could be someone other than you!
You are my greatest idol
And although you’ll never know,
It’s by seeing your actions on and off the field,
That I’ve begun to grow.
One day I’ll surely meet you
And be happier than I’ve ever been
For I would have finally met the person
I see constantly on TV and in my dreams!
And in case you haven't followed my blog in 2008, I did meet Gilly. And he truly is as he appears in his interviews and on telly.
An amazing bloke.
I think I'm single because I want my 'ideal' guy to be a lot like Gilly. With the added education though. And guys like him are few and far between.
Until next time,
Cheers!!!
lol..your wrote the poem when u were 19??lil bit childish..my sis adores vettori the way u adore gily. i saw gilly in the chennai slums..huge crowd..one of the few guys who indians like in that ausie team which was called arrogant and was sledging..free
ReplyDeleteHa...cool mate!
ReplyDeleteKnew you liked Adam,but not this much! :D
The poem is awesome...
Very great poem. I do adore Gill Christ. He has been always an amazing person and a gentleman cricketer. I love watching him playing for Deccan Chargers in IPL, and leading from the front. But so cute of you, you did write a poem for him. Good one.
ReplyDeleteI really wish you meet someone like him. nice :)
ReplyDeleteThis reminded me of 2 of my college friends who were such fans of Tendulkar and Dravid that they named themselves as Mrs. Tendulkar and Mrs. Dravid. and now they are married and of course not to Tendulakr and Dravid. :D
:D Happy birthday to your beau! :)
ReplyDeleteSo how are you celebrating the day?
cute poem, PB... :-)...happy bday wishes to Gilly...
ReplyDelete@ Soin: Yep, I recognise the childishness of this...but mind you, it was written by someone smitten! :)
ReplyDelete@ Matt: Thanks! Oh yeah...I was in lowith the bloke! :P
@ Seema: Welcome! And thanks! :)
@ BM: Oh how I hope your wish comes true! ;) I never named myself Mrs. Gilchrist though...:P
@ G: Haha...not celebrating any more. Gave that up a while ago but still wish him every year. :D
@ Titaxy: Thanks! :)
Hey PB, despite my raving over Nathan Hauritz and Sir Steven (we are not worthy), Gilly has always been my number 1 favourite cricketer. He pipped others to the title when he became Western Australia's captain.
ReplyDeleteLove that picture - it's a nice one.
@ Sid: Oh I loved the pic too...it's not part of my collection of 400-odd Gilly pix! :P
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