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Very English Haiku
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In response to my post titled Take Your Navel, Nell Gavin issued a challenge in Haiku asking me to represent my idea in the seventeen syllable for.
Now I am a Celt, probably the most verbose ethnic group on earth. I don't do haiku. But I promised Nell I would post my one and only effort just for fun. On searching my archive hoever I found I had actually done more than one. Now if I can just just get my tongue out of my cheek, here they are.

1. Haiku in English


Haiku are fine things
but not always well suited
to the rules of Eng...


2. 'ear 'ear


Do old mens' ears grow?
Or is it their heads that shrink?
Ask them: they won't 'ear.


3. Disconnection


A butterfly flaps
its wings in the rain forest,
that's all, la,la,la


4. My England (Ian)


England, my England.
Held up in a gridlock I
miss the soaps again


5. Haiku to Autumn (apologies to Keats)


Season of mists and
mellow fruitfulness. Christmas
goods in shops so soon..


These are not haiku of course. When the #Japanese stop calling raw fish "food" I will stop making fun of their culture (and I'm still joking, my refusal to show any respect for Chinese of Japanese culture really stems from their attitude to women. I'm a pagan, I follow The Goddess.)


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 Reviews of "Very English Haiku"
Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on September 20, 2006
Thank you for sharing you wit, Ian. Much appreciated. Love and peace to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Nell Gavin
Reviewed on September 18, 2006
Brilliant, Ian! I really knew in my heart that Haiku in your deft hands would be an entirely new and rewarding experience.

Now I'm thinking in terms of a limerick challenge we can all participate in...

Reviewed by Daniel McTaggart
Reviewed on September 17, 2006
Shouldn't the title be "Veddy English Haiku"? ;}

Reviewed by A PAX
Reviewed on September 17, 2006
love these! lol
a rose by another other name ian

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on September 17, 2006
I always wondered why your ears...oh nevermind!!

Hi IQ haikoo's!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Susan Sonnen
Reviewed on September 17, 2006
I especially love #1!! Very clever!

Susan


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