Short Inning Poems

T-andem is better,
W-inning over obstacle,
O-nce in conjunction.

Form: Haikustic...

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A nine inning game
for some it brings fame

for others its too lame
and its only a game

so much being paid
some games are delayed

Its a summer game
Baseball is the name...

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K-nowledge
A-bout
W-inning
H-as
I-mpressively

L-et
E-very
O-pponent
N-icely
A-dmire
R-emarkable
D-omination

Topic:NBA Finals MVP (June 14,2019) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Lost in life’s mundane,
A man moans: can one explain
To me life’s meaning?
Till you play well this inning,
You’ll keep asking for meaning.
_____________________________ 
Tanka |07.06.2023| life...

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Trump Critical of the Grinch

Trump has been critical of the Grinch,
And poor thing he will want to bench;
From beginning,
Scoreless inning;
For Trump to lose is an absolute cinch.
(Chicken neck we would like to wrench.)

Jim Horn

Even Santa would ho, ho, ho at this one....

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Holding 
The pieces of 
Fragmentation
In my hands
Listening

To the pulse
Of your being

Rigid
Stance
Flexing
My fingertips
Controlling

The anger
That threatens
To kill me

Beautiful land
Full
Enough
Just enough
Of enough

Full coloured
Patturns
Spinning
Life...

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Seventh Inning Stretch 
Limerick
Written: by Tom Wright
6-30-2016

I once knew a man, first name Harry,
A “Cubbie” fan, last name was Carey. 
He sang at each Cub game,
When the 7th inning came,
And was never mistaken for a canary;

“Take me out to the ball game”

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It is the closer’s job to shut the door.
We don’t want the other team to score.
Relief pitchers take over where the starters depart.
When assuming this role, relievers need a lot of heart.
In the last inning, get them out one, two, three.
It feels so much better to leave town with a victory.
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It's the last inning no one wanting more to be at bat
  both unwilling to give in or recognize what it's truly all about
she refuses to be sidelined or hesitate spewing word phat
  he claims calm, subdued rhetoric thinking we'd forget prior word spouts
neither fully saint nor sinner, clearly no one a real winner....

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The verdict has yet come in,
The pleas and sympathies,
Are running thin.
No lights at the end of this tunnel.
The curtin,
Begins to close.
One last horrah,
For our ole' boy.
It's curtain time,
Once again.
Cannot call this one,
The seventh inning streach.
The end of act four,
The crowd jeers loudly.
Just Keep Trying...

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I see you at the methadone clinic,
in it to win it
you got a long life ahead 
but only ten minutes to live it
I know it seemed like you had a lot more at the begining
but u went and traded it in for a heroin addiction
scabs lace the skin,
your face deminished and thinning
you dropped the ball again
and you ain't even finished the first inning...

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Watching the Mets
I fell relaxed 
I have always been 
a fan of thiers 
I remember Al, Sean Green, Choo Choo Coleman and of course 
the one of a kind Casy Stengel 
The Mets pitcher just walked someone 
in the fourth inning 
I am at my mother's place 
I think she doesn't care about the game 
except of course the World Series 
I'll be a baseball star 
in my next life...

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We were two and became one.
We created quite a team.
Now our children are grown.
One by one they left
home.

One went in search of a
better life.  Another left for
college, and never visits
or writes.

The last of our brood
married and has a team
of his own.  At least this
one's close to home.

Now we're in our final inning.
Let's live each new day like
it's a new beginning....

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When fate decides to bring you love
World of wars seems smiling like dove

Hearts embrace the other’s purity
Confusions go far to place serenity

Togetherness is cherished all time
Sounds appeal like a music chime

Marriage brings a new beginning
Hearts start a carefree new inning

Exchange of love...gift beyond life
Happily ever after, husband and wife 


Contest: When fate decides by Janette Fisher...

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To a relief pitcher, this is infuriating.
With his team leading, it is the ninth inning.
Inability to hold the lead can be humiliating.
With a two run lead, and two runners on base,
the batter hits the ball right out of the place.
The pitcher was unable to get the third out.
With the game lost, it’s a long walk to the dugout.
This can ruin a relief pitcher’s night without a doubt.
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All the horrors in the news
Rip into my soul 
So I switch on the game 
The Mets are playing the Nationals
Losing at the moment 
When I was a kid 
I cried when they lost
I cried a lot! 
They used to be terrible 
I watch the electric warriors 
battle on the screen 
7th inning almost over 
60 years old 
I am in the 7th inning of my life
After  finishing this poem
I will watch the rest of the game




ba...

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  The more other sports change
     the more baseball stays the same

  Bleeding fans as well as talented players
     the ‘national pastime’ needs our prayers

  So, I have a suggestion whose time has come
     one for which I want to bang the drum

  No more ‘win’ for a starting pitcher 
     who is a ‘five-inning’ quitter

  Either six complete innings from him ~
     or he can take his shower at the local gym
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I’m tired of baiting
  and tired of hating

I’m tired of winning
  in a rained out inning

I’m tired of loving
  when love’s not returned

I’m tired of crying
  tears poisoned and spurned

I’m tired of reasons
  excuses for treason

I’m tired of answers
  to questions now censored

I’m tired of forgiving
  the past repeating again

But I’m most tired of wishing
  —as hope turns to pain

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)...

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The game of baseball can sometimes be rough.
Teams often play competition that can be too tough.
Often, even a grand slam home run is not enough.
Last night, our team managed to tie the game.
However, the other guys scored a run in an extra frame.
We wound up losing the game in the tenth inning; what a shame!
That is what happens with an ineffective bullpen.
The boys will just have to get together tonight and start again.
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J-ust make a plan of action 
A-nd assure big victory; 
R-ight goal gives advantage, 
W-inning over wrong strategy. 
I-ntroduce new ideas that make your aim attainable; 
N-ever close your mind in order to be successful. 

C-oncrete plan of action 
A-dds hope to the objective; 
P-repare your heart and soul, 
U-ntil you finally achieve. 
N-ever fail to do details, bring laxness to oblivion; 
O-n the twelfth of July, fulfill your plan of action....

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The Mets are on the radio
    They are behind
  It will take me a little time 
to unwind
   I have wandered 
     In Middle Earth, Barsoom and Chelm
Still to me baseball is the "coin of the realm"
      The nightime battle is here 
And no, I no longer drink beer 
    If you are not 
a player of the first rank
         You still have a good annoucer to thank
    The game is just starting
It's the fourth inning
       The game is about winning...

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It's the top of the first inning
  Fans 'still filing into the park'
Tho' the game's now beginning
  It's quiet, you can hear in the dark

For the fans are made out of cardboard
  They're propped up in the front rows
No cheers, no boos; they can't keep score
  No "Beer here" either; they've got no dough

On nearby streets, no one's in the taverns
  The empty stadium's a giant cavern
The ballpark's a cemetery, morbid, funereal
  Made for 2020, strange and surreal...

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Love-filled long inning love asks for,
Not just good beginning asks for.     

Eyes know to dive in deep to probe,
Love, no more than feeling asks for.

They all desire joys of their own,
Who alien suffering asks for?

Just a moment-long communion,
What else a loving heart asks for?

It desires but a glimpse of love,  
What else? Heart not a thing asks for.
_______________________________ 
Ghazal |17.08.2023| love
Poet’s note: Based on a Gujarati ghazal by Kireet Gosvami:
 
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