Friday, December 06, 2013

 

Haiku Friday: Skating


Jerry Larson's photo above isn't from Minnesota-- it is from the Waco Tribune-Herald, which reports on an "ice rink" made of plastic sheeting that has been erected in downtown Waco.   

Here in the North Star, meanwhile, it really is a winter wonderland, with three or four inches of snow on the ground-- and that snow is here to stay, since temperatures have been well below freezing.  The town rink by my house should be up and running by the weekend, and we may have a little Osler League hockey going on.  

Let's haiku about skating, then-- about your own experiences, famous skaters, or perhaps skating across ice in your car.  We will view this topic broadly!

Here is mine:

There's no sound like it--
Steel blades cutting the ice while
All else is hushed.

Now it is your turn!  Make the first line 5 syllables, the second line 7, and the last line 5.  Have fun!

Love,
Mark


# posted by Mark Osler @ 12:00 AM
Comments:
Just some steel and ice,
Icy temps nip at my nose,
Keeping my balance.
# posted by Blogger The Medievalist : 1:59 AM
 
But it's afterwards
That the real magic happens
With snow in her hair.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 7:16 AM
 
Rockridge pond hockey
Shoes for goals, Toques for helmets
Play into winter night

Players of all ages
Pick the teams by piled hockey sticks
All offense, no D

Enduring frozen feet
For love of game - purest form
Fond memories; fun!


# posted by Anonymous Craiga : 12:05 PM
 
"I taught all my friends to skate," said one Wacoan.
One small rink, fake ice.
# posted by Blogger Megan Willome : 2:49 PM
 
Artistic Skating
South Central Regional Champ
...roller skating - yup.
# posted by Blogger diadelkendall : 3:11 PM
 
Remember the time
Stuck at the rink near Boston
Long wait for a cab
# posted by Blogger IPLawguy : 3:12 PM
 
On my bucket list:
must learn to skate backwards.
I try everytime
# posted by Blogger IPLawguy : 3:14 PM
 
Stepping, Tentative,
Snow shovels clear the surface
One year the lake froze

# posted by Blogger Christine : 4:03 PM
 
Woods Park, boat canal
Skating party, hot cocoa
We played crack the whip
# posted by Blogger Christine : 4:06 PM
 
If only a girl
had asked me to skate I
would have quit hockey
# posted by Blogger John Osler : 5:08 PM
 
If only a girl
had asked me to skate I
would have quit hockey
# posted by Blogger John Osler : 5:09 PM
 
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# posted by Blogger Rebecca K. : 12:08 AM
 
She was six when she
performed her first solo skate,
and made her mom cry.

Spinning, her red hair
and red and white skating dress
made perfect circles.

Small bud, opening
to the wider world on a
shiny sheet of ice.
# posted by Blogger Rebecca K. : 12:29 AM
 
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