The Don Sestina

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"Circumstance does not make the man. Circumstance reveals man to himself."
--Emerson

#91 The Don Sestina
'The Don Sestina'

You don't have to die to see lightening strike-
you can hear the Storm roll,
foul line to the pins,
sixty feet to the pocket,
one inch difference between a strike and a corner split-
pin number five is king.

ABC is the council of the Kingdom-
Max. score, twelve strikes,
7-10 dreaded split,
'Over the line,' next roller,
victor pockets
a golden pin.

Held on a weekly basis, pinned-
in by fried smoke, anticipating the perfect game king-
happy hour, ten in my pocket,
Pabst Blue Ribbon chick strikes-
Sloppy Donnas roll
home after the bartenders split.

2-7 and the 3-10 baby split-
ball rotation generates dancing pins-
rental shoes glide like rollers
on the wooden runway of kings-
striking
poses until the ball enters the pocket,

PBA players hurl balls into the 'Money' pocket-
eating grease dogs as they split
cheese sticks, one piece jumpsuits, striking
gut stretched polos and pinned
on wigs, they're kings
master rollers.

Working ball rolls-
breaking runway oil, hooking into the Brooklyn pocket,
to the left of the head pin-
manger wishes he could be the kegler king-
lost his teeth, railroad split,
got the job when he went on strike.

300 game king dreads a split
rolls his Brunswick towards the pins-
steady, into the pocket, thunder, 13th strike.

"If you want to know the past, to know what has caused you, look at yourself in the PRESENT, for that is the past's effect. If you want to know your future, then look at yourself in the PRESENT, for that is the cause of the future."
--Majjhima Nikaya

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--Ralph Marston

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