Monday, February 06, 2006

Ohm...

I've reached a Zen-like state of understanding. I know I cannot finish all that I have to finish, and so I won't.

This is the sound of one hand clapping. In this spirit, I present to you the first installment of

Overread Open-mic!
where all poetry must be haiku, and all poetry must be awful! Feel free to join in - it's a 5-7-5 syllable form, and it's best to have a twist of some sort on the last line.

My plate, heaping tall,
Jealous tasks, stealing my time.
I sit, unperturb'd.

Papers, by students sent,
befoul my innocent drive.
Someone, call a priest.

17 comments:

luckybuzz said...

Prospectus mocks me
eternally unfinished
where's my glass of wine?

Thanks. I feel better.

Overread said...

Hooray for Haiku!
Catharsis in a strained verse
Reading, I spit soda.

luckybuzz said...

Haiku is writing;
more fun than a prospectus.
I might just stay here.

Overread said...

I also should work.
Too much reading that must be done.
The theme from Shaft plays.

luckybuzz said...

That theme played for me
last night after Super Bowl.
I was drunker then.

mendi-la said...

you guys are too much :)

Overread said...

Mendi-la's reply
A haiku seems not to be
She must down a shot.

:)

Joie de Vivre said...

Run, Overread! Run!
Distance in kilometers?
Wait.. Canadian?

Overread said...

Hah! O Canada!
All pine trees and politeness.
Never mind - Too cold.

jayfish said...

haiku? not for me.
doctor seuss is more my style.
i could be drunk now.

zerodoll said...

overread must work,
theses do not themselves write.
that soda has stain'd.

Overread said...

Z, J, quite the pair:
Both fans of Chuck-E-Cheese's.
Scary singing rat.

BrightStar (B*) said...

Rats! It is morning.
How have I missed these haikus?
A fun idea.

Camera Obscura said...

Ravioli's Done
by My Hubby

Heavy pot, boiling,
Coming across the kitchen.
Watch your sorry butt!

Camera Obscura said...

Laundry without end,
Yet I sit and read more blogs.
To my dryer: buzz off.

jayfish said...

camisole in blue.
crossdressing is not my bag.
landlady confused.

Overread said...

Confused landlady
Add me to that list as well.
J has got great gams.