Haiku and meteors

I love haiku. It's like the strict version of all of William Carlos Williams' little poems that I love so much. I don't believe I've posted it here before, so here is one of my favorite WCW poems:

This Is Just To Say
by William Carlos Williams


I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold


So beautiful. And, it never fails to make me laugh a little. Regardless of all the various literary interpretations of the poem (including rape?), I just love it for the words it consists of.  There is an awesome This American Life broadcast called "Mistakes were Made" that includes some excellent spoofs of this lovely poem. I don't care if it's cliche that I like it so much; I do. And that's that.

Anyway, this post wasn't initially intended to be a praise of WCW's poem, but a platform for two little haiku poems I wrote... which also make me laugh.  Making up my own little 5,7,5 syllable ditties is usually a ton of fun, though can get frustrating when you want to fit something in that just... won't... fit. Here they are:

Mumford and Sons croon
"Hold onto what you believe."
Next up? Knife Party.

Drinking decaf now.
Mental fatigue hits hard. I
fucking hate haiku.

Heh! Do good work, friends! Enjoy the weather, and don't forget about the meteor shower tonight!