Senryu
Sequence
Take Me
Out To The Ball Game
Pre-game:
Bobblehead
Day
pigeons in the bleachers
pecking seeds
Yankee Tribute Day
8 Yogi Berra's
in the front row
Old Timer's Game
Whitey Ford's fastball
clocked at 28 mph
autograph signing
the line of outstretched notepads
above the dugout
The game:
knuckleball
the infielders watch
a flying bat
fastball
a thud in the mitt
before he swings
towering foul ball
a fan's leaping catch
to stadium applause
strike three!
different fingers fly
from ump and batter
7th inning stretch
the heightened aroma
of hot dogs and beer
14th inning
a stray pigeon wobbles
into the empty bullpen
15th inning
the shortstop becomes
the pitcher
walk-off home run
homer pigeons
nodding in the stands
Post-game:
game over
the slap of high fives
from the infield
next day
watching my team win again...
instant replay
About Al Fogel
I 'm Al Fogel—a
65 year old retired gentleman--residing in Miami Beach,
Fl. I'm new to haiku and senryu and began writing them
in August 2010 and have never looked back. I have poems
scheduled to appear in a future issue of Notes
from the Gean—and
recently was awarded a "runner up" position in the
annual Haiku Calendar Competition 2010
sponsored by Snapshot Press.
This is Al Fogel's first
appearance in Sketchbook.
