Season ending soon,
They rested LaVine again.
Time to write Haiku.
That’s right folks, we’ve reached the shiftless doldrums of the NBA season’s end. The Bulls are giving their young players a chance to lose games for them, and I’ve turned my brain to happier thoughts, ones that follow a 3 line, 5-7-5 syllabic pattern: The Haiku.
Simple, elegant, capable of immense emotional truth in the hands of a master, Haiku can change a person’s soul, and in doing so, change the world. Let’s change the world together with…
The RokDeez Bulls Blog Haiku Extravaganza 2019!
Ones About the Players:
Too long for Haiku,
Is Arcidiacono.
Too short for league.
They say it’s too late.
The bench is in his future.
Don’t tell Kris Dunn that.
To sit the wounded
Is to ground the wingless bird
Let LaVine fly free.
Shaquille Harrison,
Emerges from the desert.
Gritty sand spirit.
The ball arcs from 3.
The net whispers gently, “points.”
Lauri Markkanen
A mad beast twisting
Cha-cha under the basket,
Stacey King is proud.
Exiled from DC
Traded for a native son
A leader is born
Felicio built
A new house for his mother
Laying bricks nightly
We’re taking a break
Season lost to injury
No Valentine’s day
Straight up at the rim
Savage return policy
No soup for you, fool!
Hutch: Promises made.
When he finally matures,
Will it be worth it?
Pride filled Bobby’s heart
Consuming his driven soul
He broke Niko’s face
Ones About the Season:
Swift as a gazelle.
Determined as the tortoise.
HoiBall to BoyBall
It’s early Autumn
Our chance for victories wane
As injuries mount
Winter overwhelms
LaVine has no help in sight
Where are his teammates?
February brings hope
The Finnisher briefly flares
Then darkness and Tank
Monotonous hum
The cicada sings ‘til death
This season still thrums
Wild lion in the zoo
The sideline his pacing space
Jim Boylen coaches
Okay, that’s enough of that. I’m pretty sure we just changed the world. Maybe this time next season the Bulls will be in a playoff race, or at least playing with a full roster, so I won’t have to write ridiculous Haiku posts to keep myself interested in the team. Who am I kidding? I’d probably write even more Haiku if they were winning. But why leave all the fun up to yours truly? If YOU have a Haiku you’d like to share, drop it in any of the appropriate response areas (i.e. comment sections under this post, on Facebook or Twitter). Poetry can be very cathartic. Until next time, thanks for reading, get writing, and Go Bulls!
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