A series of 20 Haiku (all of which follow strict 5 7 5 rules):
1
Josef Palermo
Kucinich and Amnesty
He liked both these things
2
Ireland has fog
Maine also has lots of fog
But there's no Josef
3
Sherry Klein is drunk.
Don't need to check to say this,
I'm fairly certain.
4
In Cleveland the bus
was also a discotheque
with the right driver.
5
Hillel had free food
and many nice songs I don't know
and propaganda
6
Josef's a rock star
now that MTV found him
and featured his "crib"
7
The "Wine Beans" he made
Stacey is secretly drunk
Harrison Watkins
8
The Ovaltine Voice
Emanating from speakers
Three in the AM
9
All the food she serves
Ana puts cilantro in
it is excessive
10
"Eire" would be cool
I do not bank on winning
You know many peeps
11
John Effing Sweeney
Punched Chad Ely in the face
or so Evan thinks
12
The broken window
was probably some drunk guy
and not a hate crime
13
Four Hundred Dollars
I wish I didn't give it
but I'm glad I did
14
Chaz makes vegan food
including Doctor Pepper
and some Oreos
15
Room Six was haunted
by the fuckin' stardust man...
"Conciousness", man... man...
16
I still maintain that
Tarot cards and horoscopes
are not religion
17
Falafel Sandwich
Al Manar made me many
I ate all of them
18
Hebrew Graffiti
in the alleyway outside
of the room we lived
19
I think it's cool that
we ate breakfast that night that
Harrison came in.
20
Dennis Kucinich
Had no environmental
policy. Shit. Fuck.
1
Josef Palermo
Kucinich and Amnesty
He liked both these things
2
Ireland has fog
Maine also has lots of fog
But there's no Josef
3
Sherry Klein is drunk.
Don't need to check to say this,
I'm fairly certain.
4
In Cleveland the bus
was also a discotheque
with the right driver.
5
Hillel had free food
and many nice songs I don't know
and propaganda
6
Josef's a rock star
now that MTV found him
and featured his "crib"
7
The "Wine Beans" he made
Stacey is secretly drunk
Harrison Watkins
8
The Ovaltine Voice
Emanating from speakers
Three in the AM
9
All the food she serves
Ana puts cilantro in
it is excessive
10
"Eire" would be cool
I do not bank on winning
You know many peeps
11
John Effing Sweeney
Punched Chad Ely in the face
or so Evan thinks
12
The broken window
was probably some drunk guy
and not a hate crime
13
Four Hundred Dollars
I wish I didn't give it
but I'm glad I did
14
Chaz makes vegan food
including Doctor Pepper
and some Oreos
15
Room Six was haunted
by the fuckin' stardust man...
"Conciousness", man... man...
16
I still maintain that
Tarot cards and horoscopes
are not religion
17
Falafel Sandwich
Al Manar made me many
I ate all of them
18
Hebrew Graffiti
in the alleyway outside
of the room we lived
19
I think it's cool that
we ate breakfast that night that
Harrison came in.
20
Dennis Kucinich
Had no environmental
policy. Shit. Fuck.
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- At March 23, 2008 at 9:11 PM Anonymous said...
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Asherplatz, I fucking love the memories of our Fall 2007 experience on the Kucinich campaign that you wove so wonderfully into your Haiku poems. Love, love, love them. Reminded me of a lot... and made me crack up with laughter.
And don't discount yourself from the competition (Haiku #10)! Besides, if there's one thing your entry showed me, it's that you and I have an uncanny ability to create meaningful memories no matter where we find ourselves-- and I know that extends to a journey through Ireland.
Good luck, and I miss you much!
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