Haiku You! (write a haiku about pro tennis)

TennisChick is full of great ideas, and one that she came up with this week was to do some short poems about the state of professional tennis. (Here's a link to her blog post).

So what's a haiku?
To get the gory details, check the wikipedia page, but basically, it is a short poem with strict rules: three lines, 5 syllables in the first, 7 in the second, and 5 in the last.

Get your creative juices flowing and post in this thread. Don't worry, no one will critique you. ;-)

Tags: haiku, poetry, tennis

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Permalink Reply by Mark / Mr. Mayor on November 24, 2009 at 10:55am: By TennisChick:

(1) Roger Federer

Twin motives remind
The king, that win, draw, or lose,
Love still waits at home.

(4) Andy Murray

Irked by the sense
Of being discounted, eclipsed
London is his chance.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mark / Mr. Mayor on November 24, 2009 at 10:56am: A couple by yours truly:

Scramble for the top
The king's crown is tarnished
Now London's Calling

The Joker no more
Please take me seriously
So call me Nole; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gary Sakuma on November 24, 2009 at 8:35pm: Ball hits the line--out?!
Throw the racquet down. AGAIN?!
Come on Mom, "Play Fair!"

just joking...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mark / Mr. Mayor on November 30, 2009 at 6:00pm: LOL!

Gary Sakuma said:
Ball hits the line--out?!
Throw the racquet down. AGAIN?!
Come on Mom, "Play Fair!"

just joking...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mark / Mr. Mayor on December 4, 2009 at 7:04pm: Dirtballers you say?
Another Davis Cup Win
Spainish men : Kings of Clay; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by CoachV - William Vazquez on December 29, 2009 at 11:07am: You Will lose to Me
you can cry but you still lose
you will lose again; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by CoachV - William Vazquez on December 29, 2009 at 11:11am: up yours the Ball's in....
no the ball's out, its my call
F!@# you Cheating F!@#$; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by CoachV - William Vazquez on December 29, 2009 at 11:14am: this is an old Haiku of mine from awhile back maybe ten years. first time putting on internet.

"Tennis is Evil
but to Be GOOD & Evil
you Must livE Tennis"

EVil = livE; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mark / Mr. Mayor on January 1, 2010 at 10:30am: Tennis is evil? How so Coach? Because it is one-on-one warfare?

CoachV - William Vazquez said:
this is an old Haiku of mine from awhile back maybe ten years. first time putting on internet.

"Tennis is Evil
but to Be GOOD & Evil
you Must livE Tennis"

EVil = livE; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mark / Mr. Mayor on January 1, 2010 at 4:36pm: tennis can be negative for sure - c0nsider tennis parents that push their kids too hard. the me vs. you scenario is kin to boxing and I find that a fascinating aspect of this sport. it also adds to the intensity of a loss (or a victory) - it's all you. you can't bl;ame it on the team or say it was out of your control.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gary Sakuma on January 5, 2010 at 8:43pm: Score: Love means nothing
Yet we play with good friends
Enjoy the moments; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by CoachV - William Vazquez on February 10, 2010 at 10:16am: in, out in, out, in
out, in, out, in, out, in, out
in, out, in, in, game; ▶ Reply to This