Haiku Capers Poem by Raj Arumugam

1 forced into haiku


haikus and haiku-ers so ubiquitous
so I go with Ninja Turtle valor:
HAAAAAAAAAAAI-KUUUUU!



2 you haiku, baby?


you haiku, baby? Yeah, you haiku?
NO, NO – ME NAME NO HAIKU…
no, no, baby - I mean you haiku, baby?



3 Poet Haiku


dear Poet Haiku
if me see another copycat haiku
me surely go cuckoo



4 haiku about Japan


there’s all that about Japan
and all I learned
was sushi and haiku



5 haiku thief


Thomas Bruce stole
the Parthenon Marbles
and I stole the haiku



6 stale haikus



when I have
nothing original or fresh
I write haikus



7 the best haikus


the best haikus
the most natural and original
are likely to be in Japanese



8 lifeless haikus


Honorable Poet Haiku:
your haikus are so sad and lifeless
we suggest you try hara-kiri



9 haikus in English


haikus now in English
are like poetry
in bad translation



10 haiku as poetry


it’s easier to write a haiku
in English
than to make a poem



11 haiku held at ransom


bandits on highway English
have hijacked
the haiku



12 persuaded into haiku


all right,
I’ll give it a go:
I’ll hang myself with a haiku



13 lazy thinkers



lazy thinkers
get away with short cuts:
they ascribe everything to God




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Honorable Sir and Lovely Ms
so you haiku, baby?
or you hara-kiri?