Let's help Greg complete his signature... 3

[SantaMufasa]

Each time I see a posting from fellow MAI-er/STC-er, Greg (GBaughma), ending with his signature:

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
But...

...it always leaves me yearning for the other shoe to drop.

So, to help resolve my yearning, I came up with my own "shoe"

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
But, unlucky for him,
It was not just a whim,
Limericks were all he could do.

...And, out of respect for The Man from Peru, I thought that I would try it in Spanish, as well.

Había un Don de Perú

Que quiso escribir un Haiku
Malo suerte de él
No capricho eras
Versos Jocosos fueron todo hacer.

I invite Latinos to correct mi gramática española.


In the meantime, just for fun, I invite all of you Longfellows out there to produce some alternate complements to Greg's initial work.

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
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[gbaughma]

I feel so loved!!!!

I'm the topic of discussion!



Just my 2¢
-There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but...

--Greg

http://parallel.tzo.com

 

[SantaMufasa]

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
But, Greg interceded,
The man’s work he impeded,
Greg said, “Haiku’s just not for you.”

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
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[pinkgecko]

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
But when he tried to create
His poem he did hate
So now he's a programmer too.

[blue]Never listen to your customers. They were dumb enough to buy your product, so they have no credibility. - Dogbert[/blue]

 

[SantaMufasa]

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
But, words would not come...
Five-seven-five syllables
Was just too contrived.

<grin>

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
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[pinkgecko]

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
But Greg, that old pig
Stole some lines for his sig!
And now it stinks worse than my shoe.

(Could you tell I couldn't figure out my last line?)

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[SantaMufasa]

Bravo, Pink, Bravo !!! Iiiiiiii Liiiike it!

BTW, why is it that the sum total of all poetry in this thread is ooozing out of Utah? Does no one speak Iambic beyond the Wasatch Front?

Greg, you are welcome to jump in here, to both complete your original intent and to represent the East-Coasters in verse.

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
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[Remou]

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
But the flight of the crane
Is written in vain
In a sky that is endlessly blue

 

[Welshbird]

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but I thought it was so
and now you all know
that I can never on earth work out what to bung in the last line even if I can get that far in something slightly resembling poetry *sigh*

Fee

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[SantaMufasa]

HeHeHe, Fee.

Remou, You are certainly a deeper thinker than I.

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
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[AnotherHiggins]

I'm working on a couple of things, Santa. The first one I came up with is quite bawdy.... But then, limericks usually are. I'm toying with the idea of posting it in [hidden] tags....

Remou, I like how you went with more of a haiku feel even in the limerick meter.

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[Bandenjamin]

First stab

-There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but his words wouldn't rhyme
and he was out of time
so he gave up and grabbed him a brew

Dan

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming ~ WOO HOO what a ride!

 

[AnotherHiggins]

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
But the meter perplexed him
He considered lim'ricks, then
Said “screw it” and wrote sudoku.

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but he needed caffeine
So badly, it seems
That he quit when only half-through

[tab]An ode to how bad the recent Star Wars films were:

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
But he met jar jar binks
Kicked him square in the dinx
And just now got back from Naboo


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[SantaMufasa]

John, you gave us fair (and appropriate) warning, so you are safe (at least relating to this foray).

Your earlier writings (Submissions #1-3) are excellent!

Dan, your work is noteworthy, as well!

Mufasa
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[gbaughma]

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a haiku
But his sense of rhymin'
and poetic timin'
Made it quite a challenge to do!


There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a haiku
But his tek-tip postin'
Kept neurons a-roastin'
And made it impossible to!

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a haiku
But all of his coding
made the task foreboding
'Cause he wanted javascript, too!

OK... I'm done.


Just my 2¢
-There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but...

--Greg

http://parallel.tzo.com

 

[gbaughma]

BTW... you guys *do* realize that my "unfinished limerick" about wanting to write a haiku *HAS* 17 syllables....



Just my 2¢
-There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but...

--Greg

http://parallel.tzo.com

 

[SantaMufasa]

We would have noticed it earlier had it read:

There once was a man
from Peru who wanted to
Write a Haiku but...

The problem is, I've never seen a "Haiku butt" before. <grin>

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
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[AnotherHiggins]

Well, I feel a bit dense now.

Very clever, Greg.

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[snuv]

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but when trying to finish
his brain went to spinach
And was served with a pasty or two

There once was a man from Peru
Who wanted to write a Haiku
but iambic pentameter
wasnt his metier
as a result of some strong smelling glue


"If it could have gone wrong earlier and it didn't, it ultimately would have been beneficial for it to have." : Murphy's Ultimate Corollary

 

[Lienori]

BTW... you guys *do* realize that my "unfinished limerick" about wanting to write a haiku *HAS* 17 syllables....

Lol, I didn't want to say anything.