Haiku. Who picks these topics to vote on….ok it was me so I guess I asked for it. I sat down to write this post and tried to figure out how to address haiku without writing a bunch of them. (I did write this part of the post before Ralph got his post out, but had I written a bunch of haiku I would just look like a follower and that is in no way cantankerous.) So I decided to see how many words I could think of that rhymed with haiku.
Here goes: achoo, pew, phew, do….. Eventually I am going to get in trouble for words that people get offended by. Sorry Bob, I’ll stop with the list.
So now, I have to laugh at this picture, explaining a Japanese poem in Russian with a bit of English tossed in. Just struck me as funny that’s all.
Ok so haiku, a small poem with a 5-7-5 structure. Used to create something profound or beautiful in a structured, disciplined way. I am not good sticking to those rules. I like my meter to flow better. Iambic Pentameter is kind of fun, sticking each like to 10 syllables but haiku is just not long enough. That must mean I am too wordy. (Shut up Ralph).
I do agree that limericks are much more fun to write and to read but that is not the topic. You know I went and read the Wikipedia article about haiku and as much history and significance as they put into it, it still sounds like a bunch of drunk Japanese guys writing BS and passing it off as art.
My opinion. If you are a huge fan of the art, write me a post about it and I will run it. Other wise…..at least limericks written by drunk Irishmen are funny or even profound.
So here is a Coots toast to Haiku:
I hope I never
am forced to write another
a stinking Haiku.
Have a good weekend kids, we will be back with more on Sunday with Ralph’s look at the news. Right now, I have to go shovel some snow. Spring in Utah, gotta love it.
Justin,
Imagine finding you at a loss for words. I hope this is sufficient to exercise our readers to propose their own topics from now on. Haiku is such a beautiful form of poetry. I love the mathematical precision 5-7-5. Once you get the count right you can get away with most anything you want to put in (Although I understand that the haiku is supposed to embrace two images and relate to a season). Bob is downright hostile to anything not from Georgia and I would describe his haiku as passive aggressive. Yours are more indifferent.
What say you readers. Ready to rise up and overthrow Justin’s yoke of tyranny. Throw a rant at him- tell him you are fed up with his topics and you aren’t taking it anymore. Then propose some good ones!
Yes by all means suggest some topics! I usually sit down and come up with the most bizarre unrelated thing that pops into my head. You should see next months list.
If I get a topic from a reader I will still put it up to a vote but it will run unopposed. Let’s get some feedback folks!
Justin, you’ve heard me on the phone…or rather on Skype…so you KNOW bad words don’t offend me, I just try to keep it clean for my homeschooling moms over at JuicyMaters.
It’ll probably get a bit more wild and wooly at the new political blog. I’m gonna censor the really bad stuff, but it’s gonna be pretty wide open.
But it made you comment didn’t it!
Hell Justin, it’s not like I need to be forced. You know I’m glad to tell people what to do anytime, anywhere…LOL.
Unexpected drenching
Summer shower from nowhere
Refreshing relief.