Carribean

When the cameraman
shows palm trees
tropical
forests
shadowing streams

big West Indian
men
in loose fitting shirts
laughing
loudly
groups
of Jamaican girls
in bikini
tops
and flowing skirts
cheering in the
stands
as the ball
bounces over the boundary
rope
knocking over bottles of
water

advertising boards
baring names of

impossibly refreshing drinks
groups of school
children
almost depressingly youthful

when
the cameraman
shows the sunshine
the beaches

and the girls

You sit
watching
replays
of bat missing ball