Golf is Life (After Charles Bukowski)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYZm3w3RPc Here is a link to my YouTube channel, where I read from my latest books.

Golf is a game of recovery; there's
an eagle and sometimes a seagull to keep a
lonely man company, an albatross but no bluebird.
Life is a game of recovery.  We all want in.
Whether it be the cup or Heaven, my
guess is triple bogey and a broken heart.

Author's Note

This is a new form I tried today...It's called the Golden Shovel. If you Google it, you will get all the info you need to give it a try.

My recently published books are Seedy Town Blues, It's Just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump to the Madhouse, and Sleep Always Calls. They are available on Amazon. Check out my YouTube channel. Link above.

Reviews

[red93]

I looked up 'Golden Shovel' on Google Thomas. You really want to try the short Japanese Verse Forms old Friend. They complement the sober Life Style marvellously. I liked this though and hope yr 'Writers Block' is completely temporary ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Thomas W Case]

It is. Thanks, my friend.

[John the Baptist]

I read a collection of Bukowski's verse, and I doubt there were too many bluebirds in his life. As to life in general, there will be bogeys and broken hearts, but they are only part of the story.

[Thomas W Case]

so very true, my friend...Check out Bukowski's There's a Bluebird in my Heart. You will be pleased

[kronskymikhail]

This poem captures the quiet melancholy of chasing perfection — both on the course and in life. The metaphor of golf as recovery feels sharp and honest; every missed shot echoes a deeper human flaw. We keep swinging anyway, stubbornly hopeful. When I need a lighter diversion, https://pin-up-online.kz/ offers a brief, harmless escape from all that reflection.

[Neville]

it seems you are on top form T .. a little birdie told me to type that N .. now I'm gonna T orf as we say over here .. 😎🐧👍

[emmajoygreen]

Witty and waiting for a comment, perhaps a return swing of appreciation?!

[Thomas W Case]

lol. Thank you.

[Pete]

a game changer from your usual style. tough to come up short but then again life is filled with rough. even tiger woods fell from grace.

[Thomas W Case]

lol. So very true. This is a new form for me.