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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Poem for Today : 'The Village Green'

The Village Green
White stands out against the green,
silence from the watching crowd;
the captain of the village team
starts walking, idolised and proud.

Slowly to the pitch he walks,
fifty runs to win the day ---
calls his wicket loud and clear,
then starts to make a hero's play.

The local crown all know him well
from many years of play.
They whisper, silent to themselves,
for certain now, they'll win the day.

Forty-two: the sun beats down;
he swings again the willow bat.
Twice again a boundary --- they've won!
The crowd, tumultuous, cry, "Howzat!"
© 1967 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh
First published in 'Shades of Spring', 1967

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