The AWW Poets' Olympic Haiku Challenge: First Medallists

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The geniuses over at the Alternative Writing Workshop have done it again – come up with the perfect Olympic challenge.

We give it a 10.

The first crop of haiku are [is?] promising. Keep 'em coming at the bottom of this page.

The Olympic torch by Bogie

The AWW Poets' Olympic Haiku Challenge

Instructions:

The aim is to collect as many haikus about sport as possible. If you've forgotten, a haiku is a three-line poem of Japanese origin. The first line has five syllables, the second seven and the third five. Each haiku should describe a sport of your choice, and it would be wonderful if we could cover all the Olympic sports between us. – Minorvogonpoet

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Tim Stevenson

100m

Tape against my chest
Less than ten seconds in flight
Sunlight on my face

Javelin

From my hand, a spear.
Above me, birds against clouds
A distant cheering.

The Hammer

The weapon of Thor,
Arcs towards the oval sky,
Towards ancient Gods.

Swimming

Flow around me, through,
I arc my body forwards.
The blue waters part.

Diving

Jumping backwards I
See sky, water, sky and
Vanish without trace.

The Beam

The narrow tree branch,
My body flexes with it
Now we are as one.

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Judo

Starched white kimonos
Scurry like crabs across dojo
Then throw! – that's judo

Football

Britain's brave heroes
Kick ball, lose on penalties
Go home as zeroes.

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