Sunday, February 20, 2011

Mark Pirie's World Cup poem

This week I was excited by the World Cup opening. It's a sign of the importance of cricket to newer Test nations like Bangladesh. Well done Bangladesh. Let's hope for an inspiring World Cup with some good cricket played by all 14 teams. Here's a poem I wrote about the opening ceremony:

MARK PIRIE

World Cup Opening

The world cup came to Dhaka
and received a surprise: this is where
passion and soul meets cricket.

25,000 seated fans inside the stadium
enjoyed the ceremony but out on
the streets, locals partied with vuvuzelas,

chanting, waving, and beating drums, and
journos mused that what was occurring
was something they’d not experience before:

laser shows, an abseiling cricket match,
Bollywood music and Bryan Adams,
dancer, singers, local legends and more.

Then one by one, 14 captains arrived
in decorative rickshaws and applause
thundered for the Bangladesh skipper.

The world cup had come to Dhaka
and received a surprise: this is where
passion and soul meets cricket.

Poem © Mark Pirie 2011

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