700 Billion Bailout Haiku

[Johnno]

Haiku is a poem with 5 syllables/7 syllables /5 syllables structure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku

I thought some Haiku dedicated to the 700 billion bailout, foreclosures approaching 10,000 people per day in the USA, share prices or any other aspect of the economic meltdown could be included here.

Here is one I just wrote.

Alas your pension fund.
Is worth much less than it was.
Retire at eighty five.

I'm sure the members on this forum can add some more! :)

 

[dant]

Haiku is a poem with 5 syllables/7 syllables /5 syllables structure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku

I thought some Haiku dedicated to the 700 billion bailout, foreclosures approaching 10,000 people per day in the USA, share prices or any other aspect of the economic meltdown could be included here.

Here is one I just wrote.

Alas your pension fund.
Is worth much less than it was.
Retire at eighty five.

I'm sure the members on this forum can add some more! :)

Apologies, can you clarify what you mean by 5/7/5 syllables?

The way I see/think it:

(2) (1) (2) (1) = 6 syllables
Alas your pension fund.

(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) = 7 syllables
Is worth much less than it was.

(2) (1) (2) (1) = 6 syllables
Retire at eighty five.

so it is a 6/7/6 structure, or... did I miss something?

Thanks!
Dan

 

[Peam]

I'll have a go.

Splash goes the fan blades,
Lost job and home repossessed,
Choose your cardboard box.

 

[Johnno]

Apologies, can you clarify what you mean by 5/7/5 syllables?

The way I see/think it:

(2) (1) (2) (1) = 6 syllables
Alas your pension fund.

(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) = 7 syllables
Is worth much less than it was.

(2) (1) (2) (1) = 6 syllables
Retire at eighty five.

so it is a 6/7/6 structure, or... did I miss something?

Thanks!
Dan

Nope, I got it wrong last night.

Trying again.......

Alas your pension
Is worth much less than it was
Retire at ninety

 

[dant]

Right. "It's NOT ME! It's my MACHINE taking over!"
Alright - Much better now!

Dan

 

[JonnyRadar]

here's a couple :)

- - -
thousands now homeless
new chicago trump tower
mocks our poverty
- - -
currency as air
the illusion is complete
fat cats masked as sane
- - -
dollars stacked to space
they reach right up to the moon
let cheney have them
- - -

 

[mamadrama]

Well, it's not a bailout haiku but is it ok to do one on Palin?

She will never blink
eyes bat so seductively
can energize base