wrapping the stadium
in cheers and laughter
— Johnson’s mark
one wing
getting all the attention
— Bobby’s run
between
the kick and the roar
the arc of the Sherrin
raining goals —
the stillness
of Blues supporters
the way their eyes
light up —
the defender’s kick goes wide
still working
with the time he has left —
Pendlebury
rustle of leaves
I file another memory
from the ‘G
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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 read, thanks! And I admire the discipline of sticking to a strict form.