A Soccer Report. (Haiku) . Comments
I played goalkeeper.
I coached high school soccer teams:
I lost interest.
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At some point in life we lose interest in something we were involved in.
Fair comment. I am not above criticism. I was trying to show that I find it better to participate in sports, or coach them, rather than watch them on TV. I never watched one English soccer league game, although they were, and are, popular in my country.
man i like that haiku u should keep making more of these GOOD LUCK! ! ! EXCELLENT HAIKU
I thank you sincerely for making your observation and praise-not something I receive very often.
I can relate to the loss of passion of competitive sport. Nowadays I am content with personal fitness at my own leisure. Love the straight to the point your poem gives.
To pursue your own fitness is better than engaging in team sports after a certain age: I agree with you 100%. Thanks.
Michael, since I'm publishing a compilation of Haiku & Senryu, as an ebook.. what do you think about having your poem in the compilation? Let me know, ok?
Yes that is quite all right with me. I have written tankas and I would like to know what senryu is exactly as a form. Then I will try senryu.
The poem reveals the nature of a man and that only change, and nothing else, is constant in life. Thanks for a meaningful poem.
You are so right: change is a constant in life and you need to be able to change, I think.
I caught the wonderful subtle flavour fusion of declining passion, starting with a spirited love of soccer goalie, carrying into maturing coaching high school soccer teams, then the sudden shot 'I lost interest'; each line starting with a first person personal I ending in a slam dunk final definitive line, I I I like it 10+
A very encouraging comment, full of insight and discernment, thanks.
'' I lost interest in soccer once I had finished coaching. I don't really watch sport on TV.'' :) understand very well your point. When I was young I played basketball. Then, when I stopped playing, I lost any interest in sports.. Never watched a game since..
Thanks for this comment and I wanted to be 'straight to the point' too.
a ho hum haiku, Michael. Have a look at the one (3) I did yesterday under 'A haiku can't be stuffed'
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7/16/2025 5:39:00 PM # 1.0.0
I can relate with other sports
Fair enough. Thanks for commenting.