tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831746103730488405.post1799750602416252943..comments2024-03-01T01:15:20.084-08:00Comments on haiku notebook by w. f. owen: w. f. owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000159086728348420noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831746103730488405.post-51023863106248109392011-07-01T01:01:17.071-07:002011-07-01T01:01:17.071-07:00catcher’s mitt
the wind through the treescatcher’s mitt<br />the wind through the treesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831746103730488405.post-91444678589822261262011-04-18T18:52:22.007-07:002011-04-18T18:52:22.007-07:00thank you al for stopping by
and for sharing your ...thank you al for stopping by<br />and for sharing your work!<br /><br />billw. f. owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000159086728348420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831746103730488405.post-24296014695332303412011-04-18T09:06:24.169-07:002011-04-18T09:06:24.169-07:00Hello Bill: Love yr baseball haiku.
Here's my ...Hello Bill: Love yr baseball haiku.<br />Here's my latest--a mostly senryu sequence--comprising a fictitious day at Yankee Stadium. Hope you enjoy:<br /><br /> "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"<br /> <br />(a senryu baseball sequence)<br /> <br /> <br />"pre-game": <br /><br /><br />Bobblehead Day<br />pigeons in the bleachers<br />pecking seeds<br /><br /><br />Yankee Tribute Day <br />8 Yogi Berra's <br />in the front row<br /><br /><br />Old Timer's Game<br />Whitey Ford's fastball<br />clocked at 28 mph<br /><br /><br />autograph signing<br />the line of outstretched notepads<br />above the dugout<br /><br /><br />baseball pack<br />a piece of torn jersey<br />where gum used to be<br /> <br /><br /><br />"the game": <br /><br /><br />knuckleball <br />the infielders watch <br />a flying bat <br /><br /><br />fastball<br />a "thud" in the mitt<br />before he swings<br /> <br /><br />towering foul ball<br />a fan's leaping catch<br />to stadium applause<br /> <br /><br />"strike three!" <br />different fingers fly <br />from ump and batter<br /><br /><br />7th inning stretch<br />the heightened aroma <br />of hot dogs and beer<br /><br /><br />14th inning<br />a stray pigeon wobbles<br />into the empty bullpen<br /><br /><br />15th inning <br />the shortstop becomes <br />the pitcher <br /><br /><br />walk-off home run<br />the homer pigeons <br />nodding in the stands<br /><br />"post-game": <br /><br /><br />game over<br />the slap of high fives<br />from the infield<br /><br /><br />next day <br />watching my team win again...<br />instant replay<br /><br /><br /> --al fogelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100580798094099255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831746103730488405.post-66551521519787995252011-03-24T22:00:43.596-07:002011-03-24T22:00:43.596-07:00hi M,
well, i'd say keep "bases" in...hi M,<br /><br />well, i'd say keep "bases" in and<br />i'd go for peanuts because of allusions<br />to the famous song.<br /><br />billw. f. owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000159086728348420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8831746103730488405.post-271865719601534092011-03-24T18:04:56.294-07:002011-03-24T18:04:56.294-07:00bases out
the lines are drawn
popcorn
Or?
bags ...bases out <br />the lines are drawn <br />popcorn<br /><br />Or?<br />bags out lines drawn popcorn<br /><br />Cannot say -peanuts- some may have an allergies. Smiles!Magyarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834296565844877410noreply@blogger.com