September 30, 2009

A father unhinged
A page full of one sentence
A late-night catch phrase

A boy on a trike
travels down hallways and meets
identical twins.

A Stovington teach
agrees to run a hotel
for the winter months.

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September 29, 2009

A high school fall dance
The best Halloween costume
A shower curtain

A kid from Jersey
meets an old maintenance man
makes him wax his car.

A rival sensei
has no mercy for the weak.
Sweep the leg, Johnny.

September 28, 2009

I think I ended last week with a couple of tough ones, so let's start light and recognizable. Welcome to Week 2 of my journey.

A simple farm boy
receives a message of hope
from a short robot.

A group of rebels
seeks to destroy a laser
shaped like a planet.

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September 27, 2009

Week One Comes to an End

It's the end of the first week, and I thank everyone who has taken part in haiku guessing, the beginning of a long poetic friendship. Here's one that I wrote yesterday. We'll start back with easier ones come tomorrow. Enjoy.

Mine caterpillars
Super Sonic Maniacs
The Japanese flee

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September 26, 2009

We've hit the weekend, so we're going to get even tougher. Good luck.

World War I men
make it home safe but are torn
between one woman.

Three friends go running
across a French overpass
in this New Wave film.

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September 25, 2009

This is something I will do every now and then if I think it's particularly tough. Here are two haikus for the same film to give you a little more information. Good luck guessing.

A devoted wife
seeks the arms of other men
to please her husband.

A crippled husband
buries his wife at sea and
hears bells from heaven.

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September 24, 2009

Yesterday's haiku was a softball, so let's step it up. Here's one's that not as obvious. Enjoy.

The Ampipe Bulldogs
A golf club wielding ball coach
A DB's last shot

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