A young man from Baracara

Dear Editor,

 

More than half the West Indian people

have never savored the pleasure

of the West Indies cricket team

beating Australia in Australia

but today it happened at the Gabba

storied venue of the Tied Test

that then catapulted the West Indies

from mediocrity to genius.

 

We have waited for twenty seven years

to relive the gush of bygone years

when the West Indies style of cricket

was the benchmark of the world

and though one win does not a era

make

let’s rejoice for the tingle this has

brought.

 

A young man from Baracara

a village upstream of the Berbice River

clearly starred the bowling show

pace bowling of high velocity

even with a damaged toe

blistering speed like the days of long

ago.

 

Seven wickets for sixty eight

kept the Aussies eight runs short

of the target of two hundred sixteen.

Congratulations and sincere thank you

to Shamar Joseph and our team

for giving West Indian hearts a hoist

and hopes for many more victorious

jaunts.

Sincerely,

Tulsi Dyal Singh, MD