Haiku Ripped from the Goonies Script

crushing death and grief soaked with the red life blood of the trespassing thief – word modified from Goonies

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Hidden Haiku Gem Found in Search of Illusive Space Ghost Episode

There is an episode of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast where the on screen characters go off into some very funny an very insightful haikus. I have been trying to find the video on and off for a few weeks with no success. But my search hasn’t left me completely dry of haiku magic. I [...]

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Kids, Canucks, and Haiku

Consider this video a primer on haiku. If you don’t understand what a haiku is after watching this, then you need to watch it again. The little kids is classic.

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6th Graders, Jello, and Haiku

My favorite from the video is the second kid. In case you missed it, he says: jello is wobbly sliding on the down slide plate dodging hungry spoons The part I really like is how this haiku conveys action. It is very easy to visualize several kids standing around a plate of Jello with spoons [...]

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Haiku Stolen From Fight Club

worker bees can leave even drones can fly away the queen is their slave I love this haiku. It is the poem that got me interested in crafting haikus in the first place. The way it conveys its message is both striking and elegant, which is everything I would want from haikus that I would [...]

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