Haiku Train

[juliadebeauvoir]

Snag on people's nose!
Shame on their long wagging tongues!
Curse on the whole face!

[barrie]

"Curse on the whole face."
cackled the wicked witch to
my mother-in-law.

[Jester]

Curse on the whole face
that won't eat whole food - lacking
vital elements


How in the hell did you manage to squeeze in here?


How did you edit my post whilst I was trying to edit it to suit the new last line?

It's magic!!

[pseud]

my mother in law
knew kung-fu, and that's really
all there is to it

[Jester]

All there is to it.
You've got to be ruddy quick
to catch the haiku.

[barrie]

To catch the haiku
you must sneak up on it and
grab it by the throat.

[juliadebeauvoir]

Grab it by the throat,
lest some sneaky haikuist
will beat you to it!

[barrie]

Will beat you to it -
a pulp that is, if you mis-
count your syllables.

[juliadebeauvoir]

Count your syllables!
Oops! I said hi-ku-ist--not
hi-i-ku-ist--damn!

Can I blame it on my accent??

[barrie]

hi-i-ku-ist--damn?
'Tis 'hi-ku-ist', isn't it?
Or are we all wrong?

[juliadebeauvoir]

Or are we all wrong?
And just believe we are right?
Oh, predicament!

[barrie]

"Oh, predicament!
We need waterproof cement."
said Big Al Capone.

[juliadebeauvoir]

Said Big Al Capone:
"Bootlegging-- a nice word for
hospitality!"

[barrie]

Hospitality
begins at home - Maybe that
should be charity.

[juliadebeauvoir]

Should be charity,
instead of bad politics
to rule the planet.

[barrie]

To rule the planet -
Vote for Ming the Merciless,
we need compassion.

[juliadebeauvoir]

We need compassion,
is it cuz we're pitiful?
Slumming attributes.

[pseud]

slumming attributes
contribute to poverty
that is what I'm told

[barrie]

That is what I'm told.
I always do what I'm told -
Well sometimes I do.

[twoleftfeet]

Well sometimes I do
daring things - I play poker
when the fire is lit

[barrie]

When the fire is lit,
I make sure no-ones watching,
then I spit on it.

[Jester]

...then I spit on it
and, if it's hot enough, it
sizzles and whistles

[barrie]

Sizzles and whistles,
the footplate of a steam train
moving down the line.

[juliadebeauvoir]

Moving down the line
with sweat pouring down my face.
Delights of Disney.

[barrie]

Delights of Disney?
The delights of Turkey are
a damn sight better.