Five Baseball Haiku

Five Baseball Haiku

By Albert Schlaht

Illustration by Jeff Brain

spring day
every player
42
 
 
 
long arms
deliver first pitch
spring breeze
 
 
 
after the game
cleanup crew among benches—
hopping crows
 
 
 
hot dog
with everything on it
bases loaded
 
 
 
raucous laughter
during 7th-inning stretch
soaring gulls


Albert Schlaht is a native of Big Sky Country residing in Missoula, Montana, and a lifelong Dodgers fan. He has penned numerous short verse and flash fiction. His poetry has appeared in Copperfield Review, Shamrock Haiku Journal, Scifaikuest, Cold Moon Journal, and Scarlet Dragonfly among others.

Jeff Brain is a retired public school teacher. You can find more of his art on his website or on Instagram.

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