I wrote these more than a year ago. To me they capture the purest essence of basketball. The funny thing about these haiku is that all three of these were inspired by my days balling at Carlton Park with Darrell, Patrick, and Sean. Well, except for the last one - we were playing horse in front of Ahmar's house where Sean pulled off a seemingly impossible 360 dunk and I followed it up by matching it. Classic.
Down by two,
Hey man, I'm open!
Pass the ball.
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Square....release.
Oh yeah you heard it:
I called "bank!"
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Three-sixty slam...
Man, can I do it too?
Three-sixty slam!!
I swear I gotta be the only crack-head in the universe that writes haiku about basketball. I mean seriously -- I admit I'm nuts but this must take the cake, huh?
Posted by glenn at May 9, 2004 03:04 AMhey man, is this correct haiku?
Posted by: fadedpaperdoll at May 9, 2004 02:04 PMyeah man..haikus follow the syllabic order: 5-7-5..for instance..
"oh, you want me to
love you the way you would love
you if i was you"
:*)
Posted by: oooh :*) at May 10, 2004 01:01 AMTHE LENGTH AND FORM OF ENGLISH HAIKU
Today, many bilingual poets and translators in the mainstream North American haiku scene agree that something in the vicinity of 11 English syllables is a suitable approximation of 17 Japanese syllables, in order to convey about the same amount of information as well as the brevity and the fragmented quality found in Japanese haiku. As to the form, some American poets advocate writing in 3-5-3 syllables or 2-3-2 accented beats. While rigid structuring can be accomplished in 5-7-5 haiku with relative ease due to a greater degree of freedom provided by the extra syllables, such structuring in shorter haiku will have the effect of imposing much more stringent rules on English haiku than on Japanese haiku, thereby severely limiting its potential.
Posted by: Glenn at May 10, 2004 01:49 AMtake off from one side
pass off backboard then throwdown
H. O. R. S. E.
Glenn drives down the lane
Cuts left, cuts right stops pump fakes
In Your Face Buddy.
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In-bounding the ball
Back door pass, baby hook shoot
Nothing but net. SWISH.
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Glenn guards his Kuya
Don't think he can't make the trey?
How Ya Like Me Now?!?
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Fast break from a steal
Three on one . triple threat team
Double trailer play
Fast break . two on one
Cutting down the lane on the right
It's Showtime Baby!!!!
10 Seconds in O.T.
Half-Court In-Bound Pass To You
Half-Court Hail Mary Shot
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A Triple Threat Stance
Dribble, Pass, Shoot .. Pick Which One
Choose Wisely Punk-Ass
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Triangle Defense
Collapse On The Shooter Now!!
No Where To Go Fool
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Backboard Rebound Pass
Essence In Scoring Two Points
Choose Lay-up Or Dunk
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Gosh I Am Too Short
Can't Dunk, But Has Mean Defense
Think You Can Score, Punk!!