Margaret Jeune is a contemporary New Zealand poet and photographer. She has published about 8 publications of poetry, some with others. She has also published a book of her photographs.
In 2020 during the period of bush fires in Australia and the
summer cricket season, Jeune wrote a poem about New Zealand and Australian
cricketers called ‘Brotherhood’.
It’s a nice, short piece depicting the concern shown by New
Zealand players for their Aussie counterparts outside the field of play. It was
published in The Cricket Society News Bulletin in England that year.
MARGARET
JEUNE
Brotherhood
Black
clouds drift across the sky
The
wind has blown smoke across the Tasman Sea
From
the massive bush fires in Australia
The
tragedy is depicted daily on the TV News
It
is translated into a visible poignant reminder
Of
what is happening in Australia
An
Australian cricketer is interviewed on the radio
He
says that he is lucky to play international cricket
While
so many of his fellow Australians are suffering
The
New Zealand cricket captain says that losing to Australia
Is
put into perspective by the sheer scale of suffering in Australia at present
This
tragedy is unfolding in front of our eyes
Poem © Margaret Jeune
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