September 18, 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 illustrates one of the many challenges of haiku...
The Haiku problem
Just too many syllables
Not enough space to ...
--Larry C.
Haiku number two takes a stab at explaining last week's haiku shortage...
The dearth of e-Mails and correctly formulated Haiku's to Rockwood inspired the following Haiku:
School Has Started, Oh!
Student, Parent, Teacher, All!
No Time, No Time, None
No Time for e-Mails
Miscount Haiku Syllables
Good Thing School Started
--Soccer Dad
Haiku number three insures that we won't have a repeat of last week's dearth of haikus...
Poor little Rockwood
Only one correct haiku
Maybe more this week.
--Ross-mon
Haiku number four uses an obscure five-syllable word for effect...
Seven? that's easy!
Shucks, I can count to seven
using just one hand!
Polydactyly
is a fun word to say, but
not so fun to spell
--Clem
Haiku number five's author might just need to go back to school...
One two three four five.
One two three four five seven.
Counting is so tough.
--Dale Smith
Haiku number six is good enough that we won't make it walk the plank. Arrrr...
A more traditional-themed one:
Old, swift desires:
How sad are my symphonies
That days used to kiss.
And other, more regular themes (knowing when this will be posted):
One day from today,
Talk like a pirate! Huzzah!
And there's Cap'n Jack!
The Sparrow asks, but
Never answers. Except to
His precious Black Pearl.
Shameless Pirates fan?
Oh yes I am! The best kind
of fan to be. Rah!
I swear it's the kohl.
No one can resist the kohl.
No, not even Mitch.
How's this? Even if no one else puts any in, this should be enough for quite some time.
--Hannah Orlove
Haiku number seven's author didn't take the hint the first two times we didn't publish his haiku. New, unstated rule: even if it's counted correctly, if your haiku contains language we wouldn't show to our grandmother, it's not making the cut...
That's rediculous
I can count and I did, too
Now post my Haiku:
(second verse deleted)
-Cody
Haiku number eight pinpoints our reasons for not editing reader's haikus...
Why count to seven?
That's what we pay you for, Bri.
What? You don't get paid???
--Roy
Haiku number nine's author wonders if he was one of the guilty ones from last week (no, he wasn't)...
Where is my Haiku?
Did the internet eat it?
Or did I miscount?
--Sarcasmo
Haiku number ten's publication will come just before the weather hits the shore...
Hurricane coming...
Can the team see it from space?
Strange, no comment yet.
--Christina Fraser
Finally, haiku number eleven (great turn-out this week, everyone!) is Haiku of the Week for noting the lengths to which television will go to beef up ratings. We only wonder why he makes this sound like a bad thing...
T'Pol goes topless!
Puerile Vulcan fantasy?
Enterprise premiere...
-- The Jedi
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!
