Round 3 – Haiku Bob – At Least the Moon

 

 

early season slump ~

some leaves

already turning

 

 

 

Autumn sky ~

magpies

in freefall

 

 

 

no goals ~

the full-forward’s muscles

glistening

 

 

 

team in disarray ~

a meat pie at my feet

splattered

 

 

 

lengthening shadows ~

another goal puts them

out of reach

 

 

 

sun disappears ~

our defence vanished

long ago

 

 

 

loss to bottom team ~

at least the moon

retains its brilliance

 

 

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.

Comments

  1. HB – I hate to say it but perhaps the Magpies did not lose to the bottom team. Perhaps the Saints beat the bottom team.

    Agree about the moon’s brilliance.

  2. Misery loves poetry. Fine work.
    You’ll enjoy this link to my favourite modern poet and memoirist.
    https://www.facebook.com/MaryKarrLit

  3. E.regnans says

    Dips- I think you suffered one of those Freudian slips there with your word “hate”

  4. haiku bob says

    Dips – we are terrible, and getting worse.
    Thanks for the link PB.

    HB.

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