The one and only, the Best

Maarten (Mannee)
22-05-1946 George Best 25-11-2005

The Belfast Boy
Whose warm heart
Poured rich blood
Into those beautiful limbs
Vibrant with a subtle grace
That did not flinch
Did not rehearse
This mother's son
The first of God's 11
Running without script
On the road home

© P Maguire