Humorous Haikus on Homeownership, a great little gift book.
We make fun of everything in real estate. Makes a great, affordable little gift book for friends and agents.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Written by a Realtor who is also a poet and novelist, Homeowner Haiku elegantly encapsulates the often enervating process of the real estate transaction. These brief flashes, a perfect calming gift for anyone buying or selling a home, satisfy and challenge the reader with vivid images and pithy insights, as in this sample: "Dream house / we see our / children climbing the pear tree / that's not yet planted." Sherry Karver's artwork expands the experience of poems like "Zen and the Art of Homeownership" and "Those Little Voices" that run the gamut from comic to elegiac.
Excerpt
from: HOMEOWNER HAIKU
"Diamond in the Rough" --
$100,000 bucks later,
rougher than we thought
--
"Cozy Jewel-box" --
don't even think about
having kids here
--
Dream house -- we see our
children climbing the pear tree
that's not yet planted
--
(An amusement-filled gift book at an affordable price.)
Professional Reviews
Charlotte Observer, Dec. 3, 2005
"The book is delightful. The poems humorously capture every emotion
from warm memories stored in the attic to what the authors call the 'cold,
2 a.m. Sweats' for the first-time buyer facing a 30-year mortgage."
Dallas Morning News Review
"Owning a home can be a love-hate relationship, especially when the dishwasher breaks. So take a deep breath and read a few excerpts from Homeowner Haiku by Jerry Ratch and Sherry Karver. The Zen-inspired gift book takes both a comical and nostalgic look at the yin and yang sides of home ownership."
-Dallas Morning News, Dec. 2, 2005
