Hi All,
Breaking News – Haiku Bob got married a couple of weeks ago. Being the classy guy he is, he took his bride to Sydney on the weekend to watch the Pies as a sort-of pre-honeymoon, honeymoon. Unfortunately, the champagne footy was played by the Giants. Hopefully it was just a case of newlywed nerves.
HB
Honeymoon –
our small talk fills the gaps
between goals
first quarter –
a whole game’s sweat
under my hat
sun glare –
we listen
to the goals
sun beams –
Giants go end to end
in a flash
waning sun
Collingwood
already dead
for better or for worse
splitting the loss
between us
harbour bridge view
still some things right
in the world
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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.
Congrats on the nuptials, HB! A pity the Pies didn’t come to the party.
Congratulations HB! Nice work. Going on a Collingwood away game honeymoon is superb thinking. I like the idea of buying the one-off naming rights to a horse race, so it reads something like
Race 7 (Murray Bridge) 1100 metres, filles and mares: The Happy Anniversary Hot and Patient Wife (insert full name here) Handicap.
Congrats to you both, HB.
Well played.
sharing the up & downs (on & off the sporting field) with a soul mate is certainly one of life’s blessings.
well done on the breaking news…..