I smile as I watch

on stage

 a master grin

beguilingly

for the briefest of serene moments,

the Edinburgh rain bounce

on the age old cobbles

in New Town,

Georgian splendour,

Regency supremacy,

and after the show,

we talk cricket for a while,

for that is the only civilised

approach, the only thing to do,

when the covers are on the field of play

and the actor’s

innings

declared over

for the night.

Inspired by the actor Tayo Aluko

Ian D. Hall 2016