What had the promise of a great beginning quickly soured as Brad Penny began to tire and Manny DelCarmen's nerves kicked in. The night was not a total loss as Papi hit a milestone 300th homerun. I fear that any haiku tonight will be few and far between as I traded shifts with someone so that I could attend the Great Fenway Park Writers Series luncheon. Bill Keller, the executive editor of the NYT, spoke about Nelson Mandela... not the newspaper industry. One of the highlights was Dick Flavin, the poet laureate of Red Sox Nation got up to literally sing the praises of Dominic DiMaggio.
Of course the occasion could not go unnoted. :)
Fenway Writers lunch
Dick Flavin sings praises of
Dom DiMaggio
Last night I also took part in the Haiku challenge of using the word frisson in a haiku. I am proud to say I did so ... twice.
Pedroia runs home
and the Red Sox take the lead
add to it Papi!
Papi lifts it up
it sours through the early night
300 - so good!
Brad Penny seems spent
tonight his timing is off
will he blow the lead?
Pig Papi's homer
met reaction of frisson
from Fenway faithful
Slip a high fast ball?
Oh no, not past Pedroia
he's too good for that.
Earlier frisson
has melted into ennue
Fenway is quiet
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