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Exploring the world of comic strips through vague Japanese poetry.
November 4, 2004
The content on this page is solely created by you, the viewers, so if you want to see more, you'll have to contribute something yourself.
- 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 is probably one of the only times that Oklahoma cornerback Chijioke Onyenegecha will ever see his name in poetry, and yes, we are impressed that someone managed to do it...
I'm all for clever wordplay, but enough is enough! I wrote a haiku in protest...
Onyenegecha
Please not "I'm gonna get ya"
Find another pun
--Ira
Haiku number two wasn't really even submitted to us by its author, but what the heck. They once linked to us (scroll down to "Oh, by the way..."), so it seems only fair that we return the favor...
A Haiku submission on behalf of James Taranto. He wrote what he calls a "bye-ku":
Served in Vietnam:
A grateful nation thanks him
And says, "That's enough"
Now, understand that I have not been commissioned to submit this, so you may not even consider posting it. Not that I think he'd object if properly credited.
--DH
Haiku number three's author had more important things to do on Tuesday night...
no more talking heads
blathering about nothing
to hear their own voice
lying, gaudy signs
will now no longer litter
our pretty landscape
watch returns all night?
play with my children and sleep?
guess which one I chose
--Andrew Rawnsley
Haiku number four, you can take a breath now...
Deja Vu again.
Did all the retirees move?
Palm Springs, Ohio.
Popular vote won.
Electoral almost won.
Can I breathe again?
--Sarcasmo
And finally... FINALLY... haiku number five gets Haiku of the Week for making us say, "Amen, brother"...
At least it's over,
And no prolonging because
Kerry conceded.
--Syn
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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