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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Haiku to You

As many of you know, in my formative years I was a sober child, not given to the hijinks and folderol of many of the baby boom generation. I took life seriously. For example I spent 1st-3rd grades studying Plato. (Although the English translation, as written on the brightly colored yellow can is “Play-dough”.)


My 4th-7th grade years were devoted to that age old question, “What is the meaning of Life?” I literally devoured this subject, internalizing Life in all its crunchy deliciousness. (Accompanied of course by plenty of ice-cold milk).


But 8th grade, ah, 8th grade. That is when I turned to poetry, Inspired by an assignment in Mrs. Farr’s English class, I wrote haiku by the boat load. I haikued on the bus, in Mr. Shelton’s math class and while doing my chores. I share with you now the finest work of that special season of learning. It is a poem that my children request often. Its meaning reaches across the years, touches every heart, and is deeper than Mt. Everest if you turned it upside down and pounded it into the earth until it was flush with Montana. Enjoy! 


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

i don't think i can even tell you how excited i am to see this. (yes, the haiku, but mainly the blog.) i just read everything twice, and laughed until i cried. (two teenagers making out...) i demand you keep this up!

incognito said...

Are you sure you have never written under the pen name, Jack Handy?

Dem, Mem and Them said...

I'm lovin the blog! Keep at it, maybe you'll do better than I. Have I sent you an invite to mine? I had to go private and will explain another time. :)

Celeste Dana said...

Reminds me a bit of a short and sweet poem by Scott. Birdie Birdie in the snow Has a broken wing I know I coax it near with crumbs of bread And then I crush its' little head.

Great Blog Rainy!