Haiku Bob’s response to a tight contest in Perth.
Haiku Bob – Round 11 – fifty the sky
The moments when silence says it all: Haiku Bob on the lengthening winter shadows that oversee a Collingwood victory.
Round 10 – Haiku Bob: the joyful sounds
Haiku Bob and the joyful sounds at the G
Round 9 – Haiku Bob: sun in the clouds
Weather. Pies. Dane Swan. Victory.
Haiku Bob – Round 8 – wherever you look
What a difference a week makes: “10 goals up/We start talking again/About the future.”
Round 7 – Richmond v Collingwood: Haiku Bob – So We Tell Ourselves
That Confucius of Concision is at it again, this time from international Krakow.
Haiku Bob – Round 6 – cracking boughs
Haiku Bob muses on Collingwood’s fall from grace against the Cats.
Haiku Bob – Round 5 – evenly spaced
Haiku Bob tells the story of Carlton’s loss to Collingwood in – not surprisingly – Haiku.
Round 4 – Essendon v Collingwood: As Far As The Sky
“Drop punt goes as far/As the sky”. The Master of Concision, Haiku Bob, makes a welcome return with his unique take on the big ANZAC Day clash.
Round 3 – Haiku Bob – each moment or two
Haiku bob cleverly uses haiku to explain the feeling at the MCG last Friday night.
Round 2 – Haiku Bob: Rooted in the square
Haiku Bob is back with his poetic take on Collingwood’s loss to the Crows. The ghost of Daicos would have been handy roaming the half forward flank….
Round 1 – Haiku Bob: first bounce
Haiku Bob takes delights in the Easter moon, the late summer stickiness of the north, (maybe) a hint of the early autumn cool of the south, and a game which is getting further and further away from the one he grew up with.
Simple footy words: Sad Day
How are footy fans feeling on this intriguing day, just a couple days out from the start of a fresh season?
Hamstrings and Bedsprings – AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
When too much haiku is never enough, its the Grand Final haiku-athon. When haikusters (haikuers?-Ed) from around the globe gather to celebrate the power of big meanings in small verses.
Round 23 – Haiku Bob – down to earth
Rob Scott writes in from the Last Haiku Saloon where spring refuses to bloom for his Magpies this season.
Round 22 – Haiku Bob – filling holes
Haiku Bob is (pleasantly) surprised to find himself penning a winning Haiku for his Magpies in the wet in Sydney.
Round 21 – Haiku Bob – all the clocks
Clocks, petals, a door. Haiku Bob tries to make sense of another Collingwood loss.
Round 20 – Haiku Bob – cusp of spring
Haiku Bob gazes upon a Super Moon, and a Magpie loss.
Round 19 – Haiku Bob – in two minds
Haiku Bob finds some late winter sun as his Magpies eke out a hard fought win.
Round 18 – Haiku Bob – thin ice
Dead branches, ice, clouds – Haiku Bob knows a slump when he sees one.











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