Cricket Legend

This poem was published in the 2009 version of The OWL (The Ohio Wesleyan Literary Journal)


Cricket Legend

They said he was great
Fast bowler, great batter

Today he searches the streets
For food and cigarette butts.
His face is scratched, muddy and strained
People stare at his yellow eyes
Twisted, uncombed hair
Claws for hands
Twigs for feet

Those who remember him
Remember how fast he could throw that ball
Hit it out of the stadium.
Could he start all over again?
Does he ever think of this
while digging through the garbage for breakfast?



Simon Phillip Brown

Calabash Book has Diplomatic Status

The book I was published in (So Much Things to Say) will be put into multiple libraries worldwide. The Gleaner Article explains more and they mention my name in the article.


http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110918/arts/arts2.html



Much Respect goes out to Justine Henzell, Kwame Dawes and Colin Channer for giving me this opportunity.