For those

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For those that are soaked in grime, sweat and blood,

The cause in them does trust, as indeed it must

They are the undaunted shelters, the very bridges to deliverance

Final hopes for a rescue, through forests impassable and dense.

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Here is the limelight now but they, strange men, seek not its glory

Yes, they, they must practice, practice and write a grand new story

The wise understand their greatness, the fools they look away

Men of honour, men of grit, far beyond what befits a poem to say.

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[Some well-intentioned but mildly corny lines written around Rahul Dravid's retirement from ODI cricket. Batsman extraordinaire, team-man exemplary and a gentleman unlike any other, he has been a true inspiration in every sphere of life and a tour-de-force for Indian cricket.

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Incidentally also my 400th blog post. Many thanks to the 50 readers still subscribed to my blog. It took a lot longer for me to get to this 400th post than I had expected. It is my laziness that robs me of the will-power to type out my thoughts but it is also my laziness that defines my thoughts. Forgive me for this paradoxical flaw. I promise to do better.]

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