Strange Rain
Lightning strikes the picnic races.
Strange rain falls on sunburnt faces.
A horse stampedes against the storm.
A mob of grinning punters swarm
towards the bookies in the stands…
who cough up coin with jealous hands.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
This poem appears in Strange Game in a Strange Land, a volume of short sports-themed poems (mainly footy) forthcoming from Wilkinson Publishing.
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About Damian Balassone
Damian Balassone is a failed half-forward flanker who writes poetry. He is the author of 'Strange Game in a Strange Land'.
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