Erling Haaland shines brightly
in his satsuma orange swimsuit.
He’s standing in the switches of whirlpool
next to the big swimming pool
cheering on an automatic plastic turtle.
It’s been a long season – new people,
new worries, new length of trouser.
He doesn’t say much without shouting
these days – you can see his chest punching
out at an unexpected rhythm change –
but, watching the title use it’s legs to glide
calmly through the sleeping whirlpool,
Erling Haaland shines brightly.

Carl Burkitt 2024