"Cap That Haiku": A Logovoracious poetry contest.

As you know, earworms come in all shapes and sizes.  A few days ago I got this one stuck in there: "Milk milk lemonade; round the corner fudge is made" which is a bit of pre-adolescent doggerel I've known since those dear distant days when I was a pre-adolescent myself.  As it happens, it also follows the form of the first two lines of a haiku, a classic Japanese short poem consisting of a line of five syllables, a line of seven, and another line of five. (I note that usually the lines do not rhyme, but I think they may do so without violating the convention of the form).  So my challenge to you is this: write the last line.  Your line must be five syllables long, but other than that you're on your own.  Be creative.  Be poetic.  Be funny, if you wish.  I will select the best entry, and if it's yours, you will be given the opportunity to select all the music for a future episode of The Logovore's D.  All entries must be sent by August 15, 2010.  I'll announce the winner on TLD the next day.  So don't delay--flex those creative muscles and cap that haiku!  Send your entry to me at: logovore@gmail.com.  Good luck!

Comments

[Tom Jones]

Still waiting for entries to come pouring in. I'm holding this contest open until somebody wins, no matter how long it takes, dagnabbit! I've learned a little more about the topic of haiku, and apparently what I'm asking for isn't really haiku at all; rather it's a similar form called "senryu", which is the same as haiku structurally, but is satirical in nature. Or maybe it's "zappai", which again uses the same structure but which is nonsense doggerel. It also turns out that the 17-syllable form is a maximum limit, so if you have a brilliant last line which is only 4 syllables long, go for it. Send your entries to logovore@gmail.com--do it today!

[Terese]

Hi Tom,

It's easy to write nonsense verse, but the prize of choosing all the music for a Logovore show is too much work!!

Another problem--these zappai don't rhyme in Japanese or in English. But your first two lines rhyme. So now, more than 18 months after your last post, here I am to say these things are not supposed to rhyme. But hey why not.

Milk milk lemonade
round the corner fudge is made--
outside looking in