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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Haiku For U!

The start of school is such a wonderful time of year (at least it is for me right now because my husband just finished school, forever). In honor of this wonderful occasion and because I love writing haikus, your task, if you choose to accept it, is to write a haiku about starting or finishing school. I need a good laugh right now, so bonus points for inducing giggles.

How to write a haiku:
Meter is 5, 7, 5 (syllables) and no rhyming is necessary.
For a brilliant example of Haiku, check out my entry for Moon Fashion.

10 comments:

  1. oh, well I just started school I just have to tell a 5, 7, 5, themed story!
    I'll call it "Two days down, Too many to go"

    I wake up at six
    Morning comes faster than light
    The light hurts my eyes

    I ride in a truck
    In-Law's radio is broken
    Somewhat silent ride

    Teachers are OK
    I Listen to syllibi
    Over and OVER

    Riding home in truck
    Stop by institute; see Sis
    Play some pool for fun

    Morning light again
    This time I drive myself there
    My radio works

    Hour long; almost lost
    The traffic is horrible
    Parking: tragic mess

    Backpack breaks in street
    "At least I don't have his luck"
    And class: syllibus

    Stupid scheduling
    My next class: three hours later
    Taco Bell - car nap

    Stupid class, "Please end"
    Done early, three twenty-five
    Now I'm driving home

    Stop, Go, Exit now
    Take the loop, I'm down my street
    Wait... I like this song...

    That's all I got. Hope you enjoyed it.

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  2. Schoolbells ringing now
    No one here to answer them
    I turn over and sleep

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  3. Two kids left at home
    And one is a senior now.
    One more kid to go.

    Uniforms this year.
    Teaches to dress for success?
    Walmart awaits them.

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  4. KINDERGARTEN

    Her first day of school:
    New clothes, new backpack, new shoes.
    She wants to stay home.

    She questions her mom:
    Will there be boys in my class?
    Yes? I need lipstick.

    Mom walks her to class:
    She cries, little sister cries,
    Mom sheds a tear, too.

    She makes a new friend:
    A smiling girl at recess.
    They play on the slide.

    Mom asks, "What's her name?"
    She says, "We all wore name tags -
    You know I can't read."

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  5. Six-thirty alarm,
    To work from eight until four.
    Farewell to summer.

    Busy evenings,
    Traveling from school to school,
    I ask, "Am I sane?"

    Ten more months to go,
    With two weeks off for Christmas.
    Summer, Please come soon!

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  6. I realized I had too many syllables in my last line of my entry, so here's the corrected version:

    Schoolbells ringing now
    No one here to answer them
    Turn over and sleep

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  7. We wait, Fromagette,
    Patiently wait for just you.
    Please make your choice soon.

    Our Haikus are done,
    Japanese imitations
    Awaiting judgment.

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  8. Move, travel, kids get sick
    Life is so overwhelming
    Decision coming

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  9. Well, this was a hard choice, but I'm going to have to go with Nene's (revised) haiku. It is so simple and says so much. Now, if only I didn't have kids to wake me up. Then I could roll over and go back to sleep in the morning. :)

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  10. Thank-you, Fromagette
    Now to come up with a game
    Patience is virtue

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