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Exploring the world of comic strips through vague Japanese poetry.
February 5, 2004
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- Haikus are a form of poetry that consists of three lines with five, seven, then five syllables on each respective line. For example...
Rockwood is in space (5 syllables)
On a circular station (7 syllables)
Looking down on Earth (5 syllables)
Obviously, that's pretty boring, but technically correct. Try to do more than just count syllables. Be creative!
- The haiku you submit doesn't necessarily have to have Rockwood mentioned in it, but it would be nice if it related to something in the site somehow, whether it be space-related or just pertaining to a topic brought up elsewhere.
On with the haikus!
Haiku number one didn't have a favorite for the Super Bowl, but did have one for Survivor...
Titan-less Bowl Game.
I'll still watch the commercials.
Colby's team will win.
--Sarcasmo
Haiku number two was one of many who was shocked by Janet, but c'mon...you're not going to watch the next Super Bowl? We have a hard time believing that...
The league hopped in bed
with a sleazy bunch of folks
my LAST Super Bowl :-(
--John McLain
We've been shying away from epic-length haikus, but haiku number three gets Haiku of the Week for calling up the true nature of the form...
In the most traditionalist definition of haiku, the content is nature. The following are some winter haikus in no particular order:
winter snow falling
day melts it night freezes it
icy drive to work
snow men snow angels
snow ball fights and grand snow forts
school closed for snow day
scrape scrape scrape thick ice
covers all of creation
including my truck
fires help to fight
the cold dark dreary nights a
book and blanket too
space station life is
not for me I would miss snow
and winter wonders
And one last haiku for the enigmatic number Team Rockwood members......
one two a hundred
how many can the team be
one day i will know
--Mikki
Want to see last week's Haiku Thursday? Go check it out!
Send in your haiku and maybe next week you can achieve poetry fame! See you then!
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