Round 23 – Haiku Bob – down to earth

season ends

a cherry petal falls

down to earth

 

 

and yet

the year began

with such hope

 

spring buds

how childish to think

we had it in us

 

Hawthorn

make us remember

how good we were

 

last quarter

until they find him there

the full-forward

 

nothing riding on it finally he nails one

 

final siren I let go

 

last game defeat

the old champ

who did everything hard

 

 

 

season ending loss

we talk about

the weather

 

About rob scott

Rob Scott (aka Haiku Bob) is a peripatetic haiku poet who calls Victoria Park home. He writes haiku in between teaching whisky and drinking English, or something like that.

Comments

  1. Eagles and Magpies alike without a feather to bless themselves. Still some of the young fledglings look like they could take flight next autumn.
    Any chance of some finals haikus HB, or does the Haiku die with the Maggies for this season? Not a question we have had to ask for a while.

  2. Kate Birrell says

    Love it Rob

    Its’s only 9.30 in the morning and I’ve had three weather conversations already.

    Don’t fly off yet, always enjoy your pieces.

    cheers

  3. Very well done as always HB – I too hope you stick around for the finals.

  4. thanks guys,

    not making any promises (you might have to wait for the book).

    and kate, if ever I get off my arse and make a book of these, I’ll need some drawings. yours are just perfect.

    cheers,

    HB.

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