season opener
the beer man delivers
a perfect pitch
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Michael Henry Lee
Michael Henry Lee is an internationally published, award-winning haiku and senryu poet whose work regularly appears in numerous print and online journals. Lee is serving his sixth year as South East Region Coordinator for the Haiku Society of America as well as being a mentor in the HSA Mentorship Program. Lee is a member of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, co-founder of the Coquina Haiku Circle and a charter member of the Ancient City Poets, who just celebrated their 14th consecutive year of Open Mic Poetry in Saint Augustine, FL the nation’s oldest city. View all posts by Michael Henry Lee
Love it! Very clever.
You always make me smile!
Love this. I put it up on the blackboard
at home. Many kudos.
Jo
Enjoyed it! Reminds me when my older brother took me to the Polo Grounds:
The Last Polo Grounds
While passing the steamed dog on a bun covered in yellow mustard and sauerkraut, framed between those poles that seemed to hold the sky, as I rise to see Richie Ashburn stealing third base.
In the air
The smell of beer and pea
Love this senryu!
Nice! Love a good baseball-ku
One of my first:
opening day
popcorn kernals
on my seat