Haiku Happiness

I’m getting a little carried away with news print haiku.  They are so quick and easy to do.

 

October 18, 2012

Scenic Cobbs Corner,

A slice of Old Florida,
The beauty at sunset

October 19, 2012

SeaWorld performers

Show off water-borne footwork,
Spectators gather

October 20, 2012

The little acorn

Grows into the mighty oak
By setting goals high

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© 2012 Catherine Giordano

This woodcut by Katsushika Hokusai known as the “The Great wave was done in circa 1829-32.

News Print Haiku

A friend wrote a great haiku the other day and that got me to thinking about whether I could do a news print haiku.

I decided I would use the traditional three line form with a “turn” after the second line. (The turn resolves the issue set up for the first two lines.)  Traditional haiku uses 5 syllables for the first line, 7 syllables for the second line, and five syllables for the concluding line.

Here’s what I came up with from a section of the newspaper on the editorial page entitled “The Needle.” It usually includes three very short political jokes.

The Ten Commandments

It’s over-regulation

Repeal five of them

I found this picture at http://biblecartoons.blogspot.com