Haiku is an unrhymed, syllabic form adapted from the Japanese: three lines of five, seven and five syllables. Because it is so brief, a haiku is necessarily imagistic, concrete and pithy, capturing a single moment in a very few words. I believe this is adaptable to the world of sports because the most mesmerizing of moments seem to happen in the briefest of seconds. These three short lines have the potential to define a game, player, or sport as much as any single unforgettable play.
Haiku:
Angels land Haren
Great arm stolen from Phoenix
Bad move Diamondbacks
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Brett Phelps is a regular writer for The Golden Sombrero who splits most of his time between the Land of Enchantment and the Biggest Little City in the World and contributes weekly to You Been Blinded. Known in other circles as Slo-Mo and Captain Buck Nasty, he is a wandering gypsy and amateur conspiracy theorist. He likes skiing, getting thrown out of sporting events, and long walks on the beach. He hates being in handcuffs, as this is usually a sign he will spend the night in jail. Any questions, comments, concerns, love or hate mail can be sent to him at brettsta04@yahoo.com
