Despite your Editor’s skepticism about giant urban revitalization projects,
such as major league sports stadiums (see local schmocal), I can’t help but
be excited that my former hometown, Washington, D.C., now has a new
baseball team — which won the franchise’s first home game last night (see
“Nationals grab glory on DC debut,” bbc.com; “Powerbrokers see more
than a game: opener mixes business, pleasure ,” WashPost, April 15, 2005).
I had just graduated from Georgetown U. when the last DC team fled for
Texas.
I’ve enlisted two basebase-loving haijin, Ed Markowski
and Tom Painting to help celebrate the occasion:
distant thunder
the home run hitter
drops a bunt
lightning…
i lose jeter’s pop-up
in a blaze of static
rainy night
a hole in the radio
where a ballgame should be
Ed Markwoski
“distant thunder” & “lightning…” – from games (pawEprint 78, Nov. 2004)
“spring rain” – Haiku Sun (Issue X, Jan. 2004)
moths circle
the stadium lights
seventh inning stretch
all day rain
on the playing field
a stray dog
the toddler
runs to third base
first
“moths circle” from A New Resonance 2: Emerging Voices
“the toddler” & “all day rain” – from the haiku chapbook piano practice
by dagosan:
squinting to see him —
another generation
sent to right field
[April 15, 2005]
p.s. Thanks to Paul David Mena, who contributed the following
haiku to this baseball lineup, as a Comment:
April chill —
Wakefield’s knuckleball
unhittable
bonus (April 17, 2005):
extra innings
a runner’s shadow
down the third base line
April 15, 2005
welcoming the DC Nats
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Thanks for posting the baseball haiku!
April chill —
Wakefield’s knuckleball
unhittable
Comment by Paul David Mena — April 15, 2005 @ 4:28 pm
Thanks for posting the baseball haiku!
April chill —
Wakefield’s knuckleball
unhittable
Comment by Paul David Mena — April 15, 2005 @ 4:28 pm
I’m glad you like them, Paul. You may have noticed that I moved your knuckleball haiku to the main page, to make sure it gets enjoyed by other visitors.
Maybe Ed can help us turn this into one of his graphku.
Here’s my try:
April chill —
Wakefield’s
k n u c h i tta le
kle un b
b a l l
Comment by David Giacalone — April 17, 2005 @ 12:00 pm
I’m glad you like them, Paul. You may have noticed that I moved your knuckleball haiku to the main page, to make sure it gets enjoyed by other visitors.
Maybe Ed can help us turn this into one of his graphku.
Here’s my try:
April chill —
Wakefield’s
k n u c h i tta le
kle un b
b a l l
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Comment by Mishel — June 15, 2005 @ 3:24 pm
The text was good, but i stil cant find the play ipdates. looking for it dude.
Comment by Joe Fuentes — July 22, 2005 @ 9:59 pm
The text was good, but i stil cant find the play ipdates. looking for it dude.
Comment by Joe Fuentes — July 22, 2005 @ 9:59 pm
A heap of wheat, says the Song of Songs
but I’ve never seen wheat in a pile :)
did you like it?
Comment by Peter Jackson — July 23, 2005 @ 5:10 pm
A heap of wheat, says the Song of Songs
but I’ve never seen wheat in a pile :)
did you like it?
Comment by Peter Jackson — July 23, 2005 @ 5:10 pm
Nice one, but what about der weg ? anywya, congrats from me.
Comment by Richard Davis — July 24, 2005 @ 6:31 pm
Nice one, but what about der weg ? anywya, congrats from me.
Comment by Richard Davis — July 24, 2005 @ 6:31 pm