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Exploring the world of comic strips through vague Japanese poetry.
March 24, 2005
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 solves last week's problem...
Day late, dollar short.
Good luck to next week's entrants.
Now, at least there's one.
--Sarcasmo
Haiku number two realizes it missed its chance last week...
Heres a Haiku (or two) for you:
Ahh crap. And to think,
I could have submitted one,
and been a winner
I've got a question:
Any Engineer jobs there?
I've had no luck here.
--Ian
Haiku number three is an epic, probably composed while you were on hold...
I've only just begun looking through your site, but I can't resist the Haiku challenge. In fact, perhaps I have gone too far -- while sitting here answering calls for the small Internet Service Provider I work for, I have composed the Laments of the Tech Support Engineer:
Log on, ads pop-up.
Spyware pervades the system.
No surfing today.
Pornographic sites!
I don't know how those got there.
Must be a virus...
Error messages?
I did not copy them down.
Why are you annoyed?
If you won't listen
to the support tech's advice,
then why did you call?
Internet support,
My printer isn't printing.
Why won't you help me?
If I remember correctly, however, the more formal form of a haiku not only has the proper arrangement of syllables, but also always incorporates some kind of message to a season of the year, even if it is oblique, like cherry blossoms for spring or heat for summer. Therefore, I submit these for your consideration:
Winter:
Like a frozen lake,
My hard drive is featureless.
The virus wiped it.
Spring:
Advertisements bloom
Like the dogwood's white flowers.
Download Ad-Aware.
Summer:
Overclocked my chip,
My motherboard is scorching.
Is that smoke I smell?
Fall:
Unreal Tournament
The bodies of the vanquished
fall like autumn leaves.
Regards,
--Sean Neff (who browsed over from The Corner on NRO)
Haiku number four seems... uh... overly large...
Entry for Haiku Thursday:
Canseco fessed up
For a million dollar book,
And now Schilling's mad.
Fake diamond heroes
Congress doesn't like the news
Steriods make homeruns.
Gone are our heroes
In a haze of big power
Pastimes have passed on.
Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron,
Were legends in their own time.
Strong arms gave them fame.
Steriods are bad news
Canseco, McGwire, Sosa
Are not homerun kings.
A new hall of fame
Is falsely built by strong arms
On slabs of steroids.
--Tony J. Moyer
Haiku number five is partially correct. We do need the material, but we really needed it last week...
Yet another entry for Haiku Thursday. I know I'm loading the ballot, but I figured you needed the material.
Al has a big head
Skip wants it kept under wraps
Dana's not impressed.
I would be happy
If I could live out in space
And watch the earth change.
Floating high above
Everything all in one glance
The earth is lonely
Twixt the earth and moon
Rockwood floats happy and free
On waves of stardust.
For little or none
You can rent a small bedroom
With a lofty view.
--Tony J. Moyer
Finally, haiku number six wins Haiku of the Week because that really is funny, and unlikely...
Entry for Haiku Thursday:
Comics are funny,
If the artist is funny.
Is Brian funny?
Brian is funny,
Therefore Rockwood is funny
But makes no money.
I need some money.
Would Brian give me money?
Now that is funny.
--Tony J. Moyer
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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