ALISON WONG

 

After the Stroke: H

 
he wonders at the markings: 
black black black on white 
 
such an ugly letter she thinks 
one two three so 
 
unforgiving 
 
she pours him a cup of tea to read 
milk and two sugars 
 
he sees the ball 
 
flying blue air 
 
between the goal-posts 
 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alison Wong’s collection of poetry, Cup (Steele Roberts), was shortlisted for the Jessie McKay NZSA Best First Book for Poetry at the 2007 Montana Book Awards. One of her poems was selected for Best NZ Poems 2006. She was the 2002 Robert Burns Fellow at Otago University and lives in Titahi Bay where she is completing a novel.