Round 1 – St Kilda v Collingwood: Haiku Bob – autumn clarity
crowds return—
the sounds of the stadium
enter the stadium
autumn clarity—
everything
is black and white
Covid hibernation—
a Daicos goal
restarts my heart
morning glories—
the audacity
of first-gamers
sprinkling salt on our chips peppering the goals
celebrating
another goal
beer on our breath
closed roof
the crowd leans in
a little closer
final siren—
a newborn sings the song
with its legs
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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.
Great stuff Haiku Bob.
“closed roof
the crowd leans in
a little closer”
Love it
Welcome back
Go Pies
And welcome back to you too, Jim K.
With your brand new rookie grandson experiencing his first 4 points, I would have thought the final stanza also gladdened your heart:
final siren—
a newborn sings the song
with its legs
Great to read you again Haiku Bob.
Your images warm the best parts
of so many die-hard pie-hearts.
Thanks Stephen. From an old pie diehard Haiku Bob does gladden the heart.
Young Rocky might be writing for the Footy Almanac, at 11 weeks old he’s as articulate as some footy commentators I’ve heard or read ?