Under the sparkling autumn sky
Munich is lively during intoxicating Oktoberfest
Where beer barrels roll empty
As scores of glasses are filled with hefeweizen.
The weiss beer brewed from golden wheat
With pieces of ripe banana and clove
Blended with copious splash of vanilla
Is an amazing drink of unique flavor and aroma.
Sweet and fruity unfiltered cloudy ale
With suspended yeast afloat on bubble
Goes down millions of parched throats
The spirit of jubilation floats in fiesta air.
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May 9, 2022
Contest : Sad Backboards And German Hefeweizens
Sponsored by : Matt Caliri
Categories:
backboards, celebration, drink, joy,
Form: Free verse
COURT DISASTER
I survey the court with a cock-eyed view
From the top of the basketball pole.
My hoop hangs it head in abject shame,
And the players look up in dismay
The man who erected me got it all wrong,
Without the tools for the job.
Well, how could he possibly get me straight
With no spirit level to hand?
But it’s not just the lack of tools to blame.
For my slightly drunken posture
His problems go much deeper than that.
And so, in order to sort himself out
He needs to cut down on his intake
Of that strong Heferweizen beer.
27th April 2022
Sad Backboards and German Heferweizens poetry contest
Sponsor - Matt Caliri
Categories:
backboards, basketball, drink,
Form: Free verse
Now I’m not a guy likes to dunk,
But this overseas backboard is junk.
For the costs I’ve incurred,
I should beat Larry Byrd,
Or hit a three-pointer, I’d thunk.
See, the front of the rim always droops,
And that makes it hard to play hoops.
Plus, the pole is too short;
it provides little sport
unless you’re a dwarf with the stoops.
But take heart and don’t ever fear!
Add hops to your hoops to bring cheer.
The more Hefeweizen,
The more you will wisen;
I’m a genius this time of year.
It’s not like you’re better; you’re not.
Just be happy that you forgot.
It’s bold and it’s yeasty,
so drink up your Wheaties.
Stop trying those darned three point shots!
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FIRST PLACE WINNER
For the Sad Backboards And German Hefeweizens Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Matt Caliri
Written on 04/17/2022
Categories:
backboards, basketball, drink,
Form: Free verse
Whats good my fellow inflamed pen and pad artists
I've unlocked many chains and now Im unharnessed
I've gone through the darkness and still Im untarnished
Watched souls of the heartless acid rain on and varnish
Picture missing baskets with never a rebound from backboards
They ending up in caskets tryin to be around druglords
Others daydreaming like magic win the lottery for sure
Girls search for meaning in an actress but cant see behind her doors
Im just a cat that projects life through ink and paper
I cant reject those lives close to the brink of danger
I do it like king arthur equal plates on my table
Just trying to take them farther but their stuck on the fable
Categories:
backboards, black african american, confusion,
Form: Free verse