Foot Ball ~  

The Meta Goal ~

the ball slams

into the sun

at the goal ~  

Liberation ~

sparrows flutter

through the empty goal

into the infinite sky ~  

Luni Football ~

all chase the ball

simultaneous ~ one kicks ~

then they rest happy ~

Note ~ In mental asylums the gentle lunatics are encouaged to play football to make them normal[!] ~ But they play purposeless football ~ They run all together, somebody kicks and they think it is over and they relax on the ground ~  

Basket Ball ~

A Well Matched Game ~

last second fowl ~

two free throws for the team

trailing by one point ~   Note ~ This is a very rare situation in Basketball ~ The game now has three possibilities ~ Both free throws made means the trailing team wins ~ One free throw made makes it a draw and the game time is extended ~ If both the free throws are missed it is a win for the team leading by one point at the end of the game ~ I was a basketball player and captained my college team ~ Once when I was functioning as a temporary coach for a neighbouring college team in the city league matches in Thiruvananthapuram, this strange situation occurred, where my team was trailing by one point ~ one free throw was made and my team won in extended time ~  

A Routine Ritual ~

two crows chat

on the basketball ring ~

one drops crap ~  

Cricket ~

Infinite No Balls ~

twenty consecutive

no balls ~ “will this over

never end umpire?”

Note ~ This is based on my experience in an interhouse match in school ~ I was the captain of my house and I unfortunately let a fellow player bowl who was chucking and could not not bowl for nuts ~ More than forty runs were scored in that damn over which must be eternal world record !  

The Fatal Slip ~

a slip in the slip ~

the nearly won match

slips into thin air ~  

Grand Fatality ~

last ball ~

the last man batting

one run short ~  

Off-Colour ~

the master captain

made a duck today ~

he looks really sad ~  

Wonder Vision ~

the blind girl

watches cricket with

her friends ~  

Athletics ~

Autumn Nostalgia ~

ex-world champion

high jumper gently trots

beneath the bar ~  

The Inevitable Metamorphosis ~ The Shot Putter ~

she oozes maleness

as she puts ~ she turns

male in due course ~

Note ~ Tamara Press the famous Russian female shot putter turned into a man later in life ~  

A Suggestion ~

“musical chairs” as

a special Olympic event to

promote global peace ~  

Weight Lifting ~

Victory ~

fearsome female

weightlifter

screams after

the last jerk ~  

  Grand Tragedy ~

the weight falls

on the weight lifter

and he simply dies ~  

Hockey ~

The Exotic Costume ~

extra terrestrial

the goalkeeper awaits

the penalty push ~  

Tennis ~   Joyous Tears ~  

the tearful mother

silently watches her son

play first Wimbledon ~  

Gymnastics ~

Josephina ~ The Gymnast ~

beatific butterfly

Josephina flutters to melody

in seamless space ~  

  Published in the book “Infinite Flame Silences”