Documenting Every Day In Concise Syllables

Twitter limits you to 140 characters; Facebook limits you to a little more. Haikus limit you to 5-7-5 syllables; but in the end, all that limits you is your mind. Be unlimited. Be creative. Be to the point.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Silly Day in the Nursery

We had only one kid in the nursery today, and that was miss Julia, who evidently (according to her mother) associates church time as play time with Sarah and Andrew.

Well, we certainly had a fun day with her today, inspiring this haiku:
Dino sacrifice
Everyone gathers to watch
creepy ritual.

Admittedly, maybe I was the one have the most fun playing with the plastic dinosaurs...but Julia has a blast anyway. She was giggling and smacking Andrew and then giggling more when I would laugh hysterically. I love that kid. :)

This second haiku was prompted by the kitties, who like to be a tad creepy themselves at times.

Intently staring
as she smooths down orange fur
time for Oscar's bath.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011

I Really Have to Pee....

I wrote an awesome haiku in class today as we were talking about Orson Welle's radio play of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds and the ensuing mass hysteria which followed.

But before I post that, I must bring to you...Haikus of the Cthulu War.

Jesse wrote this haiku for me:
For you dear, a gift:
A pulpy, tentacled death;
Cthulhu Army.
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To which I responded with:
Cthulu thief lurks
waiting for attack moment...
stealthy victory.

And here is where we are now.

At any rate, here is my sci-fi inspired haiku from class today:
Ah, hysteria
widespread panic of those who
believe all they hear.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Busy Day; I Almost Forgot The Haiklog!

Sleeping kitty cats
constantly surrounding her
...become cat lady.

Magic land of glass
something enchanting inside
dangerous beauty.

I can't tell a lie
I forgot to write haikus
for Tuesday...my bad.

Yes...it's true. I forgot the haiku challenge yesterday. I am so disappointed in myself! I will not fail this early on my haiklog!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Lazy Monday

Stay awake for class
not so easy as it sounds
when you're sleep deprived.

Saturday, January 22, 2011