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)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]

 

[Olaf Doschke]

There once was a man from peru
who wanted to write a haiku
but as he began
he realized then
few syllables won't get him through

Bye, Olaf.

 

[Olaf Doschke]

Or as a llimericku:

There once was a man
from peru who wanted to
write a haiku but

as he began he
realized then few sylla-
bles won't get him through

Bye, Olaf.

 

[ESquared]

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

such blandishments proved
to leave wholly unmoved his
target ingenue.

 

[ESquared]

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

such blandishments proved
to leave wholly unmoved his
target ingenue.

The young woman of
pulchritude imperative
in mood said "go back

to Peru. Take this
filthy Haiku. With your plan
I will not collude!