scores level ~
the stadium half in half out
of sunlight
Autumn ~
goal by goal we fall
further behind
falling leaves ~
less sure now
about the path we’re on
no way back ~
the sun slips
behind the grandstand
latest defeat ~
my wrinkles
starting to show
Autumn clarity ~
our team nothing more
than just a team
whispering gums ~
the coach fends off
sacking rumours
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.
Magnificent HB. Are you referring to whispering gums, or whispering gums?