Andre Surridge (1951-2019) appeared recently with a prose poem written in 2014. I also found a haiku sequence on cricket he wrote in 2015 in the same magazine, Valley Micropress. Surridge is mostly known as a haiku poet internationally winning the Kyoto Museum for World Peace Award (Japan), the Jane Reichhold International Prize (USA) and the Janice Bostok International Haiku Award (Australia). Enjoy.
ANDRÉ SURRIDGE
First XI
vital toss
the coin lands
in the umpire’s hat
slip cordon
the shape of a sickle
wheatfield beyond
fast bowler
his run-up starts
at the sight screen
a snick
spilt at second slip
the bowler’s teapot
a nervy prod gully gobbles the catch
sharp bouncer
the star batsman
seeing stars
later…
change of pace
the leggie spins one
out of his beard
escorting the ball to the boundary a portly fielder
over the fence
& out of the ground
a towering six
record partnership
batsmen meet mid-pitch
for a fist bump
close of play
happy to sign anything
the smiling centurion
Poems © André Surridge
(from Valley Micropress, November/December 2015)
Previous posts on Andre Surridge:
André Surridge’s new cricket tanka
André Surridge’s 2014 NZ cricket poemOther haiku posts:
Cyril Childs's NZ cricket haiku
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