May 2, 2002
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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's author seems to be taking Rockwood a little too personally...
Full color strip says
morally inferior
am I. Must be true!
--Jeroen
Haiku number two is a bit angry for such a peaceful form of poetry, but who can blame him? The Sunday papers are still crowded with "The Family Circus," with no sign of Rockwood on the horizon...
Here's your damn Haiku.
I was bored, so I wrote it.
Now, leave me alone.
--Leif
P.S Love the new color outlook. When I am going to see Rockwood in the Sunday Comics?
Haiku number three was written for lack of a new strip...
More from the less-than-ambitious...
Oh, no! No new strip
Gratification delayed
Forces me to work
--mikey
The Force is strong in haiku number four...
Just 'cause I can't take the suspense anymore...
Somewhere over the
Great big rainbow there is a
place showing "Star Wars."
--Rick
Haiku number five anticipates a fight with Triangle Man...
Snail man does what snail
men do -- Beware! wasting Chee-
toes ticks Circle off.
Maybe Universe
man, too -- I would be careful:
They Might Be Giants.
--Q
Haiku number six is about a year behind...
I have to send this Haiku in...here it is:
I had to say this
All your base are belong to
Us! Really, no joke!
--Chris
Haiku number seven tries to make peace after last week's responses...
Wow, it seems I ignited a little war with my pianist haiku. I think I will steer clear of the conflict.
Joke controversy!
Is everybody French here?
I am Switzerland.
--Dale
Haiku number eight extols the virtues of other haiku writers...
Born of a deep and humble respect following your most recent Haiku Thursday:
Karl is the man!
Epic haiku argument
All hail the new King!!
Not that yours wasn't impressive, but, really now, we've come to expect that level of genius from Team Rockwood.
--Julie
Haiku number nine rambles on for a bit...
How do we offer haikus at such a LOW, LOW PRICE?!??!
VOLUME, VOLUME, VOLUME!!!!!
Paul? Karl? How can I
Hope to achieve that level
Of haiku Goodness!
Haikus in French are
an excellent example
of our blended world.
As the Apple Turns
on hiatus. What to do?
Don't leave us, Rockwood!
Bill Gates testifies
we can't remove Explorer!
The end of the world!
Open source for Windows?
"It would be our death for sure."
Dell could make OS
Laugh along with Bill
we'll all pay more for software
Bill buys Space Station
--Brian
Finally, haiku number ten is Haiku of the Week for correctly stating that we'd opened the door to trouble...
So, if we miscount our haiku syllables we have a better chance of being haiku of the week? Is that REALLY something you want to encourage?
Here is my *properly counted* haiku:
Six inches per hour
Snail-Man races up the wall.
Slime on Cheetos-yuck!
--Christina
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!
