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Exploring the world of comic strips through vague Japanese poetry.
March 20, 2003
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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 turns out to be pretty timely...
We are a great force.
God, Family and Country
bonding together.
Saddam Hussein and
many in the Middle East
need to be stopped.
If it needs be war
then that is what we will do.
Let us support Bush.
--A Rockwood Fan
Haiku number two's author congratulates himself on last week's accomplishment...
Haiku of the week?
Wow, I'd like to thank all - OOPS!
Out of Syllables.
--Sarcasmo
Haiku number three takes up our challenge to provide a St. Patrick's Day week limerick, to mixed results...
There once was cartoon called Rockwood,
Which was always quite good.
Though not syndicated,
The strip was top rated,
For poking fun at all things that we should.
--Elizabeth
Haiku number four doesn't quite have the limerick rhythm down, but we give points for effort...
The Limerick of Ages
There once was a man named Rockwood Tar.
Who would enjoy St. Paddy's Day at the Bar.
but he would leave sober more often than not,
enduring insults from the local drunks and the lot,
because when calenders aren't selling, money only goes so far.
The 'Tar' comes from a drinking song (Jonny Tar)I heard from a band called Gaelic Storm
--Leif
Haiku number five is very good, but since it's not really authored by the person who sent it to us, we can hardly reward it...
"It's a haiku!"
"No, it's a limerick!"
"Haiku!"
"Limerick!"
"Hold on -- you're both right! It's a haiku *and" a limerick!"
Sorry this isn't an original submission, but is entirely in the spirit of Haiku/Limerick Thursday, so maybe you'll cut me some slack. I originally saw it in someone's .sig, attributed to "Emmet". Not sure who "Emmet" is.
There was an old man
From Peru, whose lim'ricks all
Look'd like haiku. He
Said with a laugh, "I
Cut them in half, the pay is
Much better for two."
--Roy
Finally, haiku number six earns Haiku of the Week for telling us what we probably should have been able to figure out for ourselves but didn't...
Silly Brian L.
Thursday is not for lim'ricks!
Haikus Forever!
--Dan
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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