Post by davidhayes1956 on Jan 28, 2012 5:06:45 GMT -5
Allison Mack challenged members on her forum to write Haiku on the bathroom walls of their homes. I had never written a Haiku before. These were my first attempts. Add yours if you wish.
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These are my first attempts at Haiku. I hope I understand the rules.
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Chloe loves Clark Kent.
Though that love will change and grow
Clark will never know.
====
Jimmy was her first.
Soon his time with her will pass.
He won’t be her last.
====
Lana loves Clark Kent.
But that love will change and slow
Though Clark wants it so.
====
Lois plays the field
With so many men of might.
She will take the prize.
====
Kara came to raise
Clark to be a man of steel.
He taught her instead.
====
Lex Luthor has hair.
But, to his great discomfort,
It grows in, not out.
====
Pete had had enough.
He ran off to Witchita.
Back after a stretch.
====
Lionel is BAD …
… Or else as good as Jor-El?
Both can go to Hell!
====
“Saleable?”
I Haiku. Do You?
I guess I should stop trying.
No one is buying.
====
“Urgent!”
I have no TV.
Need to get one very soon –
Before “Smallville” resumes!
====
"Valleyview"
"HDTV" means
So much easier to see
Chloevage in 3D.
[The urban dictionary did not break down the word "Chloevage" into syllables and I don't know if it is pronounced "Klo-E-Vahj" or "Klo-Vahj." The above Haiku assumes 2 syllables. Hmmm. Pronunciation as a key to Haiku validation. It's amazing where a simple road can lead. As a back-up, I'd better do a variation based upon a 3 syllable pronunciation.]
"Valleyview"
"HDTV" brings
Digital enhancement to
Blurry Chloevage.
====
"Rules"
Rules to play Lana:
Do not whine before it's time
And ... it's always time.
====
"Differences"
Clark Kent Saves the day.
Lex Luthor shaves all day.
Clark works. Lex plays.
====
Shangri-la Plaza:
Where the donuts are in tune.
Jenny makes many.
[Look up Shangri-la Plaza on YouTube to see a very young Allison Mack as Jenny -- singing in a children's show that didn't make it.]
====
My horrible year
Is arriving soon, I fear.
"Smallville" off the air!
====
“Warning”
Peaches ARE juicy
But watch out for their hard cores.
Trust me — they’re the pits.
====
"Please"
Writers are striking.
Please start negotiating.
Viewers are waiting.
====
"Striken"
It's Haiku fever.
Can't get innoculated.
Symptoms aren't fading.
====
"Famous?"
Massive exposure?
Loss of anonimity?
Got paparazzi?
====
"Mack Ataque?"
Below equator.
Argentina wants you now.
Can it be the "Ciao" ?
====
"Freak"
She's mutated now.
Her tears have healing powers.
Boo-Hoos for Boo-Boos.
====
“Goodbye”
Happy trails to you
Until we Haiku again.
Keep smiling ’til then!
[With respect to Roy Rogers from Gabby Hayes]
[Someone told me that Haikus are supposed to evoke a season. I certainly try to — all of them … Seasons one through seven.]
====
[Note: This event called for Haikus to be written on the bathroom wall so some of these are more bathroom related than Smallville or Allison Mack related.]
I’m running out of room on my bathroom wall!
Hey! Someone else wrote a Haiku on the wall … and it doesn’t even follow the rules!
“We aim to please.
So you aim too …
PLEASE!”
I’ll have to talk to the management about that one.
====
"Nair-Fare-Well"
Knock knock. Who is there?
Michael Rosenbaum won't be.
No more need for Nair.
====
"What's Left"
Smallville without Lex --
A hairy proposition!
Just Clark and hair-em.
====
"Opponent?"
Will Lionel be Lex?
Or is he to depart next?
Who that's bad is left?
====
"Who's the Boss?"
When Clark is oldest
Of everyone on the cast
Who will SUPERvise?
====
"Last?"
Will Chlo know to go
When Al and Miles wrap the show?
Guess so. She's a pro.
====
"Enough?"
If any are left
I should buy a calendar
To learn when to stop.
====
"Limits"
I'm plumb out of space.
Better visit my parents
And skip to their loo.
====
"Clogged"
Writer's block in the John!
I would throw in the towel
But it wouldn't flush.
====
"Optimism"
Optimistic View:
(From where I am sitting now)
Means "No empty roll"
====
"Simile"
My sink faucet goes
From one drip to another ...
Like women dating.
====
“Unscented”
Just Light a candle –
A better alternative
Than cursing the methane!
====
“Friend”
Yes, a plumber’s friend
When it’s needed once again
Is indeed a friend.
====
“Handy-Wipe”
Convenience is
At my side, on a roll AND
Pre-perforated.
====
“Caution”
Have a hot shower
But jump out before the flush
Or you will be well done.
====
“First Impression”
Looked in the mirror
Shocked at how good I appeared.
Then the mud pack cracked.
====
“Homey”
Hair clog in the sink.
Toothpaste splatter everywhere.
Ring around the tub.
====
“Don’t!”
My make-up is off.
Down the drain once again.
DON’T ANSWER THE DOOR!
====
“Itchy”
The itch ‘tween my toes
Is what always lets me know –
It’s Althelete’s Foot!
====
“Efficiency”
With hair in rollers
I spend time while it’s drying
Brushing my molars.
====
"Hooked"
Allison's Blog is
More addictive than "Mary Jane"
But less fattening.
====
"Query"
Is "Alice and Huck"
An "Alice's Restaurant"
With Huck for pot luck?
====
"Lesson"
Like the lettuce said,
"I be leaf ... I should have quit
When I was a head!"
====
"Wonder Where The Yellow Went"
Like the egg white said,
"Sometimes I crack myself up,
But this is no yolk!"
=======
These are my first attempts at Haiku. I hope I understand the rules.
====
Chloe loves Clark Kent.
Though that love will change and grow
Clark will never know.
====
Jimmy was her first.
Soon his time with her will pass.
He won’t be her last.
====
Lana loves Clark Kent.
But that love will change and slow
Though Clark wants it so.
====
Lois plays the field
With so many men of might.
She will take the prize.
====
Kara came to raise
Clark to be a man of steel.
He taught her instead.
====
Lex Luthor has hair.
But, to his great discomfort,
It grows in, not out.
====
Pete had had enough.
He ran off to Witchita.
Back after a stretch.
====
Lionel is BAD …
… Or else as good as Jor-El?
Both can go to Hell!
====
“Saleable?”
I Haiku. Do You?
I guess I should stop trying.
No one is buying.
====
“Urgent!”
I have no TV.
Need to get one very soon –
Before “Smallville” resumes!
====
"Valleyview"
"HDTV" means
So much easier to see
Chloevage in 3D.
[The urban dictionary did not break down the word "Chloevage" into syllables and I don't know if it is pronounced "Klo-E-Vahj" or "Klo-Vahj." The above Haiku assumes 2 syllables. Hmmm. Pronunciation as a key to Haiku validation. It's amazing where a simple road can lead. As a back-up, I'd better do a variation based upon a 3 syllable pronunciation.]
"Valleyview"
"HDTV" brings
Digital enhancement to
Blurry Chloevage.
====
"Rules"
Rules to play Lana:
Do not whine before it's time
And ... it's always time.
====
"Differences"
Clark Kent Saves the day.
Lex Luthor shaves all day.
Clark works. Lex plays.
====
Shangri-la Plaza:
Where the donuts are in tune.
Jenny makes many.
[Look up Shangri-la Plaza on YouTube to see a very young Allison Mack as Jenny -- singing in a children's show that didn't make it.]
====
My horrible year
Is arriving soon, I fear.
"Smallville" off the air!
====
“Warning”
Peaches ARE juicy
But watch out for their hard cores.
Trust me — they’re the pits.
====
"Please"
Writers are striking.
Please start negotiating.
Viewers are waiting.
====
"Striken"
It's Haiku fever.
Can't get innoculated.
Symptoms aren't fading.
====
"Famous?"
Massive exposure?
Loss of anonimity?
Got paparazzi?
====
"Mack Ataque?"
Below equator.
Argentina wants you now.
Can it be the "Ciao" ?
====
"Freak"
She's mutated now.
Her tears have healing powers.
Boo-Hoos for Boo-Boos.
====
“Goodbye”
Happy trails to you
Until we Haiku again.
Keep smiling ’til then!
[With respect to Roy Rogers from Gabby Hayes]
[Someone told me that Haikus are supposed to evoke a season. I certainly try to — all of them … Seasons one through seven.]
====
[Note: This event called for Haikus to be written on the bathroom wall so some of these are more bathroom related than Smallville or Allison Mack related.]
I’m running out of room on my bathroom wall!
Hey! Someone else wrote a Haiku on the wall … and it doesn’t even follow the rules!
“We aim to please.
So you aim too …
PLEASE!”
I’ll have to talk to the management about that one.
====
"Nair-Fare-Well"
Knock knock. Who is there?
Michael Rosenbaum won't be.
No more need for Nair.
====
"What's Left"
Smallville without Lex --
A hairy proposition!
Just Clark and hair-em.
====
"Opponent?"
Will Lionel be Lex?
Or is he to depart next?
Who that's bad is left?
====
"Who's the Boss?"
When Clark is oldest
Of everyone on the cast
Who will SUPERvise?
====
"Last?"
Will Chlo know to go
When Al and Miles wrap the show?
Guess so. She's a pro.
====
"Enough?"
If any are left
I should buy a calendar
To learn when to stop.
====
"Limits"
I'm plumb out of space.
Better visit my parents
And skip to their loo.
====
"Clogged"
Writer's block in the John!
I would throw in the towel
But it wouldn't flush.
====
"Optimism"
Optimistic View:
(From where I am sitting now)
Means "No empty roll"
====
"Simile"
My sink faucet goes
From one drip to another ...
Like women dating.
====
“Unscented”
Just Light a candle –
A better alternative
Than cursing the methane!
====
“Friend”
Yes, a plumber’s friend
When it’s needed once again
Is indeed a friend.
====
“Handy-Wipe”
Convenience is
At my side, on a roll AND
Pre-perforated.
====
“Caution”
Have a hot shower
But jump out before the flush
Or you will be well done.
====
“First Impression”
Looked in the mirror
Shocked at how good I appeared.
Then the mud pack cracked.
====
“Homey”
Hair clog in the sink.
Toothpaste splatter everywhere.
Ring around the tub.
====
“Don’t!”
My make-up is off.
Down the drain once again.
DON’T ANSWER THE DOOR!
====
“Itchy”
The itch ‘tween my toes
Is what always lets me know –
It’s Althelete’s Foot!
====
“Efficiency”
With hair in rollers
I spend time while it’s drying
Brushing my molars.
====
"Hooked"
Allison's Blog is
More addictive than "Mary Jane"
But less fattening.
====
"Query"
Is "Alice and Huck"
An "Alice's Restaurant"
With Huck for pot luck?
====
"Lesson"
Like the lettuce said,
"I be leaf ... I should have quit
When I was a head!"
====
"Wonder Where The Yellow Went"
Like the egg white said,
"Sometimes I crack myself up,
But this is no yolk!"
