A Pitch for Golf Poetry

I’ve been writing golf poems for this blog for more than 15 years. (Most are included in my book, If Golf Balls Could Talk, available on Amazon.) But, I’ve never written a poem that promotes golf poetry, that is until now. Let me know what you think.

A Pitch for Golf Poetry

Why not learn golf
A different way?
Read a golf poem
At least one a day.

I’m betting the poems
Will lower your score;
If that’s not the case
Then search for more.

Some titles to start with
Hope they attract;
I know it’s poetry
But don’t hold back.

The first one is called
“Far and Sure;”
If your drives are unnerving
It may be the cure.

How about this one,
“The Futility of Thinking;”
It’s a definite winner
If your putts aren’t sinking.

“Dedicated to a Duffer”
May be for you
If you’re just starting out
And haven’t a clue.

By now it should 
Be clear as a bell;
Choose poetry not Pros
And your game might gel.

Leon S White, PhD

("Far and Sure" is both a song, by a Canadian, Edward Atherton  and a poem by "the late Sheriff Logan." Don't know anything more about the sheriff. "The Futility of Thinking" is one of mine. And "Dedicated to a Duffer" was written by the great sports poet and writer Grantland Rice.)