On The Twelfth Hole at Pinehurts

RickthePoetWarrior 1954 (Saint John, NB)



sung to the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’

On the first hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
A warmer for my wood i.e

On the second hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Two bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.

On the third hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Three FOR skins
Two bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.

On the fourth hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Four hard stiff shanks
Three FOR skins
Two bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.

On the fifth hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Five Golden Bears
Four hard stiff shanks
Three FOR skins
Two  bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.


On the sixth hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Six grips, a Vardon
Five Golden Bears
Four hard stiff shanks
Three FOR skins
Two bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.

On the seventh hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Seven strokes a-spraying
Six grips, a Vardon
Five Golden Bears
Four hard stiff shanks
Three FOR skins
Two bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.

On the eighth hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Eight  mash’  niblicking
Seven strokes a-spraying
Six grips, a Vardon
Five Golden Bears
Four hard stiff shanks
Three FOR skins
Two bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.


On the ninth hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Nine lags-up layin’
Eight mash’  niblicking
Seven strokes a-spraying
Six grips, a Vardon
Five Golden Bears
Four hard stiff shanks
Three FOR skins
Two bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.

On the tenth hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Ten flags-up lipping
Nine lag-ups layin’
Eight mash’ niblicking
Seven strokes a-spraying
Six grips, a Vardon
Five Golden Bears
Four hard stiff shanks
Three FOR skins
Two bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.


On the eleventh hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Eleven sure tips poutines
Ten flags-up lipping
Nine lags-ups layin’
Eight mash’ niblicking
Seven strokes a-spraying
Six grips, a Vardon
Five Golden Bears
Four hard stiff shanks
Three FOR skins
Two bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.

On the twelfth hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
Twelve dogballs licked in
Eleven sure tips poutines
Ten flags-up lipping
Nine lags-up layin’
Eight mash’ niblicking
Seven strokes a-spraying
Six grips, a Vardon
Five Golden Bears
Four hard stiff shanks
Three FOR skins
Two bare lie balls
And a warmer for my wood i.e.

On the thirteenth hole at Pinehurts
My golf pro gave to me
My money back.

About this poem

From my book In Prose of Golf

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on January 01, 2010

Submitted by RickthePoetWarrior on January 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

2:35 min read
3

Quick analysis:

Scheme a aBc aBDC aBEDC aBFEDC aBGFEdC aBHGFEDC aBIHGFEDC aBiIHGFEDC aBHiIHGFEDC aBIhIIHGFEDC aBAIhIIHGFEDC aBxAIHIIHGFEDC aBx
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 2,517
Words 519
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 3

RickthePoetWarrior

COVID19 has us all stuck inside yet wanting to get out and stick it to someone else. And it seems to continue neeleslessly? Interest priqued? more…

All RickthePoetWarrior poems | RickthePoetWarrior Books

2 fans

Discuss the poem On The Twelfth Hole at Pinehurts with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "On The Twelfth Hole at Pinehurts" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/117842/on-the-twelfth-hole-at-pinehurts>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    15
    hours
    49
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    "If ever two were one, then surely we."
    A Hilda Doolittle
    B Sylvia Plath
    C Anne Bradstreet
    D Anne Sexton