Memed for Haiku
Mom’s Diet
Last sliver of cake
But moms will never eat it
Save for growing hands.
Leah and I became instant friends when we met. Not surprising considering how much we have in common. Unfortunately all that came to an end when she wrote in her blog that I had to write haiku. (The members of my writers group will attest to my unwillingness to follow writing rules.)
Normally, the way this meme thing works is that a blogger tags me with a list of questions I’m supposed to answer in my blog, and then I’m supposed to tag three other bloggers with lists of questions, and on and on. At the risk of serious bad karma, I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t hunt me down and stuff a gas-soaked rag down my throat for making them write haiku, except maybe the members of the Writers of Metuchen, none of whom are bloggers that I know of except Leah and me. Leah, I’m STUCK! So if you’re a blogger and you want to save my karma, feel free to haiku!
A flighty poet
am I! Haiku drives me nuts!
But I’m game — I’ll try.
Holy Week by our Front Door
Lazarus the dove
waits alone on two small eggs
sign of life renewed.
Leah, you not only got haiku; you got illustrated haiku!
(Marcia, Maddie, Jan, the two Donnas, Joni, Jackie, Mickey and Jennifer: maybe you can get me off the karma hook by posting a haiku comment? All things are possible in haiku, right?)
Jules - Illustrated Haiku! Way beyond the call of duty. If I had any idea that you would have an allergic reaction to poetry with parameters, I would have tagged someone else. Actually, I take that back because then would not have Illustrated Haiku. You are a genius with lens and pens.
Comment by Leah — April 3, 2007 @ 11:07 am
The thing I love about blogging (as opposed to newspapers or e-mail) is that you can EDIT long after the thing has been posted. I fixed my poorly versed haiku with the wrong syllable count. Told you I was bad at following rules. Leah, please don’t make me write haiku again!
Comment by Jules — April 3, 2007 @ 7:21 pm
Flighty poet? No!
Perhaps it’s your true calling.
Nice verses, great pics.
Hi Lindsay — Julie here — You’re cracking me up! What a great haiku response. Consider yourself memed!
Comment by Lindsay Mast — April 6, 2007 @ 11:53 am
Hi Julie! Great blog! My Chemistry students had to write chemistry-themed haiku for me last month!
Amanda’s:
All hydrocarbons
have carbon and hydrogen,
burn in oxygen.
Caleb’s:
Chemistry is hard
but you can do it with a
synthesis of minds.
Mine:
Ammonia to
nitrogen triiodide –
stir, purple, dry…boom.
Jules: This is great, ‘laine! What a great way to combine science and English!
Comment by Elaine — April 17, 2007 @ 8:55 am