before the game
old rivals take up their positions
in the crowd
night chill
Goldsack’s tackle
lingers
no moon
the ball lost
in the lights
fallen leaves
the Blues lose
their way
deep autumn
a drop punt from 50
has a sound to it
shooting star
the substitute
sells a dummy
blowout
I stretch my legs
under the empty seats
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.
Perceptive and elegant as always HB. I love the way haiku leaves things dangling for the reader to insert their own perception.
“I stretch my legs – under the empty seats”. Small crowd? Bad weather? I think not.
Wonderful evocation Haiku Bob. Do you have one for this Sats game between TGTOA V The Painters/Artists and Dockers? Hope Peter is not watching a movie. Matty Scarlett will be surely missed.