Friday, March 07, 2008

An illustrated haiku


Rustling tumbleweed
Skitters down deserted streets.
Blog with no comments.



Things sure have been mighty quiet around here lately. As Tom Waits' lonely Minneapolis prostitute put it, "Everyone I used to know is either dead or in prison." In my case, everyone who used to comment is either ill or on holiday.

Tulsa, the stalwart of my commenters, is away for the whole month. Last time she went walkabout, her friend HiK deputised admirably - but it seems she's now too busy to do so again. OMG is just back from Thailand, but still reeling from the jetlag. Moonrat's snowed under at work, and about to depart on a holiday. The Mothman - where is he? Probably too busy with his hobby of becoming a Bulgarian property tycoon. And my old Oxford drinking chum, The Bookseller, can rarely be goaded into a comment - preferring to be a perpetual 'lurker'. (I hope he is at least still 'lurking'. The last time we had an extended spell of being out of touch, he eventually reported in: "Sorry. June was a bad month. Broke car, arm, and computer. All in separate incidents." Ah, that's why I love him.....)

Cowboy, Snopes, where are you??

Mighty, mighty quiet.

32 comments:

The British Cowboy said...

Pissing match in case
Opposing counsel are tools
Cowboy catches flack

Anonymous said...

Made me laugh a lot.
International taxation bollocks
Mothman needs good lawyer

Froog said...

Readers take power,
Creating a comment-thread
For haiku only.

Froog said...

Haikus are easy;
At least, supposing you can
Count to seventeen.

Anonymous said...

Did not know the rules
Am now re-educated
Still need tax lawyer ;-)

Tulsa said...

I am here I say
Just taking greater pauses
Tulsa Tumbleweeds

The British Cowboy said...

Pogues on Sunday night
McGowan drunk as ever
Froog a jealous man

Tulsa said...

Aha! Pogues surfaced.
Darn it. Missed 'em by two weeks.
Caught Houston's Rodeo.

The British Cowboy said...

Coming to D.C.?
Drinks may need to be consumed.
Froog has my email.

Tulsa said...

Already Came and Went.
Seems you have real dirt on F.
Email well-guarded.

Or, maybe, you ARE
Taller, Handsomer, and more??
Who is guarding who?

A Beijing visit
might resolve this mystery.
When will you grace us?

The British Cowboy said...

Much dirt on Froog here
Shorter but much more handsome
Corrects who to whom

Beijing trip on list
New house sucking up money
Car near collapse too

Froog said...

Remember Star Trek:
Matter and anti-matter
Are best kept apart.

My apologies.
Itinerary not known.
E-mail list for sale!

No secrets to dish.
My past is an open book.
My future is dark.

Froog's soul is spotless.
The dirt in China requires
Frequent moral baths.

Cowboy reveres beer;
Tulsa's into Bollywood;
Little in common!

Mismatched pair indeed.
Disney's Beast charms the Beauty.
Real life different.

Getting warmed up now.
Could go on and on and on.
Enough haikus! - Ed.

Anonymous said...

F**k me that was long!
Point of Haiku brevity...
Who is this 'Ed' guy?

The British Cowboy said...

Pain wracks old body
Muscles tighter than gnat's chuff
Moving house sucks fierce.

Tulsa said...

I am with Mothman.
Pained muscles here too. Horse Ranch!
This place is heaven.

Froog said...

Beer and barbecue;
Lawyers jive to Johnny Cash:
Cowboy's housewarming.


Party of the year,
Pretext for overdue trip.
Will Froog get invite?

Froog said...

Confusion! Dismay!
Tulsa's "with" Mothman? Some things
Should never be said.

The British Cowboy said...

Party May or June
Fewer lawyers, more locals
Plenty of ribs though

Tulsa said...

Who is Ed - she says.
Indeed, who is this Mothman?
Tulsa likes ribs, too.

Tulsa said...

Froog predicts The End.
Tulsa is less paranoid.
Net Nanny Desist!

The British Cowboy said...

Cowboy's ribs kick ass
Secret ingredient coke
Whoops! Not secret now.

Froog said...

'Ed.' is Editor.
An old joke from Private Eye.
Being English again!

Froog said...

Mothman collects moths.
Many other collections...
Cannot be named.

Tulsa said...

dutars, guitars, drums
runaway to the circus
stay young forever!

...

Friday here again.
We wait for Ed.'s famed haiku.
Who's the Muse tonight?

The British Cowboy said...

Like Froog needs to ask
Invitation always there
Futon stands ready

Anonymous said...

Twenty five comments!
Is this some sort of record?
What is a 'Dutar'?

Froog said...

No record as yet;
Promising, but no cigar.
'Band names' has 80.


You don't know 'dutar'?
Musical instrument
Of Central Asia.

Tulsa said...

Blonde Brit, boyish face,
Uighur tongue and gypsy friends,
My first Real night out!

...

Infatuation?
Never! Just fascination.
He plays the guitar.

...

D-jaan hardly knows
what inspiration he gives.
More haikus flow forth!

...

Thankful to friend Froog
for hours of companionship.
Our next stop -- Novruz?

...

To post separate?
To compete with 'Bands' - Eighty?
Nah -- Keep it simple.

Anonymous said...

Stuck at twenty-eight?
Such a shame isn't it?
Froog Fans get moving!!!!

Froog said...

It ain't over yet.
Lurkers can be converted
Into commenters.

Elizabeth said...

Sorry: rushed into
Haiku not knowing line rules.
Have Happy New Year.

Froog said...

Elizabeth, you
Picked it up very quickly.
Felicitations!