Horrible Poetry; Hollowed Beast/Madison

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Horrible Poetry; Hollowed Beast/Madison

Post by shoeless.db » Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:01 pm

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Hollow Beast
by David "Horrible" Simpson


Feast, my fools
upon its wretched form
for the beast may bite
with fangs and grit and prowess
but, it lacks
oh, it lacks

for the lacking is a thorn
piercing every paw
causing the beast to hobble as it paces
within the heart
full of blood
pumping with foes

yet, be weary
for the beast may howl
on occasion
fierce and strong
but, alas, it shall crumble
despite respite
from what it lacks
what it lacks

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Madison Wolves' fans, in their disgusting promotional t-shirts, have not enjoyed a winning season since an 87-75 finish in 2037. Barring a miracle, that torment looks to be continuing in 2042. I, David Simpson, having communed with the baseball gods, profess a record of 72-90 for the 2042 Wolves. As one can parse from my poetry, their complete lack of viable starting pitching options will leave many games in the hands of a decent relief core far too early in games.

The Wolves offense will do its best to keep games within reach, but, ultimately, pitching and defense wins games -- two things Madison looks to be subpar. They do have some potential starters working their way up the ranks in Constello and Tipping, but they both project to be #4 or #5 starters for a team needing top half of the rotation guys.
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Re: Horrible Poetry; Hollowed Beast/Madison

Post by RonCo » Sun Mar 29, 2020 1:43 pm

If only David Simpson could hit left-handed poetry.
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Re: Horrible Poetry; Hollowed Beast/Madison

Post by HoosierVic » Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:10 pm

I'd be way more impressed if you'd managed to do an entire preview in haiku ...

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Re: Horrible Poetry; Hollowed Beast/Madison

Post by jleddy » Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:58 pm

HoosierVic wrote:
Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:10 pm
I'd be way more impressed if you'd managed to do an entire preview in haiku ...
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Re: Horrible Poetry; Hollowed Beast/Madison

Post by CTBrewCrew » Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:33 pm

A Simpson Haiku

Meandering thoughts
A late, bitter simpson crys
on the crusader
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