Sports Fiction posted November 19, 2024 |
A baseball story
A Couplets Contest Gone Prose
by jmdg1954
World Series
Yankee Stadium
Game Four
Yankees Dodgers
******
October night
Moons bright
Airs crisp
Smokey breath
******
Stadiums buzzing
Fans cheering
Ushers chanting
"Beer here"
******
Scores tied
Bottom ninth
Two out
One on
******
Yankees batting
Leadoff walk
Catcher signs
Pitcher nods
******
Runner leads
Pitch released
Batter squares
Bunts on
******
Wild pitch
Catcher scrambles
Runner advances
Reaches second
******
"Time out?"
Umpire grants
Moments later
Play resumes
******
Batters set
Waiting pitch
Runner dances
Off second
******
Ensuing pitch
Knuckle curve
Knees buckle
Strike two
******
Batter frustrated
Steps out
Kisses bat
Heavy sigh
******
Warm-up swings
Steps in
Clock begins
Anticipates fastball
******
Batter locked-in
Pitcher intent
Stare down
Cat'n mouse
******
Pitcher affirms
Catchers fingers
Fastball count
Ignores baserunner
******
101 MPH
Lined drive
Right field
Fair ball
******
Runner advancing
Rounds third
Outfielder throws
One hopper
******
Catcher fields
Runner slides
Players collide
Bodies tangle
******
Runners safe
Run scores
Game over
Yankees win!
World Series
Yankee Stadium
Game Four
Yankees Dodgers
******
October night
Moons bright
Airs crisp
Smokey breath
******
Stadiums buzzing
Fans cheering
Ushers chanting
"Beer here"
******
Scores tied
Bottom ninth
Two out
One on
******
Yankees batting
Leadoff walk
Catcher signs
Pitcher nods
******
Runner leads
Pitch released
Batter squares
Bunts on
******
Wild pitch
Catcher scrambles
Runner advances
Reaches second
******
"Time out?"
Umpire grants
Moments later
Play resumes
******
Batters set
Waiting pitch
Runner dances
Off second
******
Ensuing pitch
Knuckle curve
Knees buckle
Strike two
******
Batter frustrated
Steps out
Kisses bat
Heavy sigh
******
Warm-up swings
Steps in
Clock begins
Anticipates fastball
******
Batter locked-in
Pitcher intent
Stare down
Cat'n mouse
******
Pitcher affirms
Catchers fingers
Fastball count
Ignores baserunner
******
101 MPH
Lined drive
Right field
Fair ball
******
Runner advancing
Rounds third
Outfielder throws
One hopper
******
Catcher fields
Runner slides
Players collide
Bodies tangle
******
Runners safe
Run scores
Game over
Yankees win!
CONTEST RULES
The poem must tell a story.
The poetic form is a series of Two word couplets.
That is, two words to a line.
Each couplet must be able to stand in its own right, so no splitting a thought phrase or idea across two or more lines.
Rhyming is optional.
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