December 20, 2007

Out of My League.

Filed under: Uncategorized — Jim @ 1:07 pm

Last night while reading blogs and lamenting my bone-dry creativity well, I came across this post at Jean’s site in which she invited her readers to head over to Sparrow’s site for what apparently is Sparrow’s regular Haiku Do, where people are asked to submit a haiku.

At the outset, let me say that until a few years ago when daughter TJ put me wise to what a haiku is, I would have thought haiku was some sort of Japanese ritual that involved one or more very sharp knives. But, now that I know that a haiku is a three line poem containing five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line and five syllables in the third and final line, I figured, ”Yo, Jimbo. You can count syllables, and you like music, so what the hell.”

About sixty seconds later, I headed over to Sparrow’s site, popped open the comment box and left my poetic gem behind. After a while, I got to thinking about the last time, many, many years ago, when I quickly penned some poetry and how it went over like a pew-rattling beer fart in church.

Now, a bit apprehensive about my precipitous action, I headed back to Sparrow’s site (which by this time contained a follow-up post) to see what others who really can write some serious poetry (e.g. Jean and the Joanster) had submitted. Oy! I felt as if I had entered a place where everyone was elegantly dressed and I was wearing a dirty raincoat covered with dog shit and snot.

I think I’d better stick to Hillary and Talking Matzoh Balls.

Update: I apologize for previously referring to “Swallow’s Site,” when the correct name is “Sparrow’s Site.” I guess I got my boids mixed up.

13 Comments »

  1. Well, you rattled my creative spirit and gave it a try just so you would not be the only one wearing a dirty raincoat covered with dog shit and snot.

    Here are some tips from one of my favorites. This may spark your waning spirit

    http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/300

    Comment by Brian "Proud to be a Veteran" — December 20, 2007 @ 2:38 pm

  2. don’t you know jimbo

    you are a poet I know it

    your ha-ir shows it

    Comment by GUYK — December 20, 2007 @ 2:42 pm

  3. Aw, Jimbo – I liked your haiku.

    Even left a couple of my own.

    Comment by Elisson — December 20, 2007 @ 4:43 pm

  4. pew-rattling beer fart in church

    If that ain’t poetry, I don’t know what is!

    :o)

    Thanks, Jim.

    Comment by Joan of Argghh! — December 20, 2007 @ 5:34 pm

  5. Writing a haiku
    no problem for Elisson
    a mondo cool Joo

    Jimbo

    Comment by Jim — December 20, 2007 @ 5:35 pm

  6. ‘Out of my league’… no way! This contest gets better every week. Please continue to add your creativity!

    Thanks for the link, Jimbo 🙂

    Comment by Jean — December 20, 2007 @ 6:50 pm

  7. I liked your haiku, too, Jim. I really did.

    Comment by dogette — December 20, 2007 @ 7:08 pm

  8. Excellent! You really got a knack for it. May I?

    Haiku #1

    Have I mentioned that,

    Even though you’re from Jersey

    Youse is still pretty cool?

    And one more, speaking of New Jersey:

    Haiku #2

    Property taxes

    Farookin’ crooked dooshbags

    Why do you live there?

    Comment by Erica — December 20, 2007 @ 8:36 pm

  9. HaiFU Numba Fluckin Wun-

    ME NORF KOREAN

    ME HUNG-GREE

    ME WOK DOG

    HaiFU Numba Fluckin Too-

    I’M GREAT READER

    I’M FRIEND BRILL CLINTON

    I’M GOT WOCKETS!!!

    Love yoo looong time!
    Great Reader,
    KIM Jong IL
    D.P.R.K. 90210-U812

    P.M.S. Can slumbody get me Madame Allblight’s e-male address?

    Comment by JihadGene — December 20, 2007 @ 10:10 pm

  10. KIM JONG IL to Plark Weigh Restaurant Readers-

    JihadGene is produck of Caleefornia Pubrick Skool System, him not knows silly-bulls. Sorry mudder pucker, that JihadGene.

    Ruv yoo loong time,

    Great Reader
    KIM Jong IL

    Comment by JihadGene — December 20, 2007 @ 10:21 pm

  11. “Youse is still pretty cool?”

    [Bill Clinton] “Depends upon what the meaning of ‘IS’ is.” [/Bill Clinton]

    [Jooette] “In this case, that ‘IS’ is what makes my MAHsterpiece no longer a haiku. [/Jooette]

    Stricken from the record?

    Also, can we recruit JihadGene for a blogmeet? Him and Yabu in the same room has got to make for some Good Times.

    Comment by Erica — December 20, 2007 @ 10:30 pm

  12. Uh. That didn’t work.

    Comment by Erica — December 20, 2007 @ 10:31 pm

  13. Jim, I really did like your poem! It was funny — and I like funny. You can get away with a dirty raincoat as long as you have a good story to go with it. Come again! And you too, Ellison!

    As proof that you fit in, here is the winner from a few weeks ago on the topic of winter:

    Bundled to the nose
    Snow pants, coat, boots, mittens, scarf
    Mom, I have to pee!!

    And the prize is a good one — I send a Deluxe Care Package to the deployed service member of the winner’s choice! What could be better?

    Comment by Sparrow — December 20, 2007 @ 11:17 pm

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