The exercise:
Two haiku about: the athlete.
With Detroit winning again tonight, the Canucks will have to wait until Thursday to find out who they'll be playing next. Either way, I suspect it will be a very tough series.
Mine:
He trained for four years
for this Olympic moment.
Come on, no pressure.
* * *
They pay him millions,
millions watch his every move...
what are we doing?
5 comments:
Well, it seems good that when the Canucks are winning it's when they have decent opposition -- it makes their success all the better!
I like your first haiku better today, though the repetition of "millions" in the second one is very appealing.
The Athlete
Taller than us all,
Stronger, faster, most handsome:
He has robot legs.
-----
Mice pole-vault our cat,
Who is no athlete, unfit
even for his job.
@Marc: I like your second one!
@Greg: Your second haiku brought to mind the neighbour's cat once upon a time ago who looked and walked like 'Garfield'! I think mice would have easily pole-vaulted him :)
Here's mine:
The Athlete
The athlete stretches -
he mentally prepares for
his winning showdown.
******
Quizzes and puzzles,
like exercise to the mind -
this athlete’s pastime.
He runs, jumps,
Falls. Good thing losers keep their
Lives and hearts.
She runs fast
As she can -- not fast enough.
Fourth again.
Always have to win,
Number two will never do
But I guess three will.
He trains non-stop to
Perhaps please the father he
Looks up to so much.
Greg - can't stop laughing at the image created by your second haiku :)
Watermark - love the rhythm of your second one. And the content too :)
Morganna - I can relate to that second haiku. Sometimes it feels like your best just isn't good enough. Nicely captured.
Gabe - I enjoyed both of yours. I seem to be unable to pick a favorite... but maybe the first one manages to take it with that final line. Either way, nicely done :)
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