You are too kind!!! Being a new dad, it is a real long time since I have had a ctn of crownies and tonight I reckon I'll give em a nudge!
Ode to Hardy...
Hardie-Softie drinks and smokes, and lends...Let's try that again...
Salt water surrounds our website sleuth,
as he reaps the sewn of mis-spent youth,
swell subsides his skillfull dash,
as he screams toward another slash.
Up and down then round again,
twists too quick for the humble pen,
sets come through with wrath of Njord,
double-loop, double-loop, this man's hard-cored!
Jump-jibe then carve, he goes berserk,
the sea suffers more his handywork,
Perhaps more could use some philosophy
from the god of our wind and of our sea,
Old diggers still find the value of truth,
in our great sport, come fountain of youth.
Though the reef crash reported by this bloke,
kept us wondering where to get some of his smoke?
He asks today if emptiness resides,
in the torn waves the nutter rides?
I know this answer as do you,
it's just what we do, just what we do.
And a "Toff" he doeth call as I read and swear,
then stop and drink... (another ice cold crownie

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...to the miles & load those racks did bear.