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Category Archive: Nonsense+Wordplay

06 Jun

A wetted whetstone / whets its metal appetite / before sharpening.

Twoku: The whetstone / waits wetly before / sharpening.
2012/06/06 at 11:11 am Leave a comment
30 May

The page today is / left intentionally blank / a negative space.

Twoku (3-5-3): A blank page / intentionally / empty space.
2012/05/30 at 11:11 am 3 Comments
09 May

I’m all over it / like white on rice, sauce on ribs / and like a cheap suit.

OK, so this haiku (senryū, actually) contains three of the four common variations of the expression, “I’m all over it like…”  The fourth and most common one (as I’m sure…
2012/05/09 at 5:19 pm 1 Comment
08 May

You are gone / but your wild things are / still with us.

In fond memory of the magical words and cadence of Maurice Sendak, who died today. Of course, I have a son named Max… – The Haikook
2012/05/08 at 9:43 pm 2 Comments
06 May

First time on the court / young daughter surprises Dad / Tennis the Menace!

2012/05/06 at 3:35 pm Leave a comment
25 Apr

I began to write / at 11:11 / but dreams took over.

2012/04/25 at 11:11 pm Leave a comment
24 Apr

The jester / throws haiku pebbles / reveling.

This is a 3-5-3 syllable remake of my original 5-7-5 haiku: Haiku jester throws / random pebble in water / revels in ripples. I’ve been writing 3-5-3 ‘ku’s and ‘ru’s…
2012/04/24 at 11:11 am Leave a comment
21 Apr

Wordsmith shortens words / as needed for his purpose / bends them to his will.

2012/04/21 at 3:51 pm 2 Comments
13 Apr

Friday the 13th / a day for putting yourself / in the way of luck.

2012/04/13 at 12:31 pm 1 Comment
27 Feb

Potatoes, carrots / a pair of roots for paring / rarely paired with pear.

2012/02/27 at 10:56 am Leave a comment
05 Jul

If type A people / erupt like volcanoes, does / that make them ash-holes?

This is the first official Haikumage post on the WordPress blog – kinda harsh, but the ‘ku was written on an angry day (see if you can guess why).  And…
2011/07/05 at 6:48 pm Leave a comment