Grateful Dead haikus

Subject: Grateful Dead haikus
From: PoppaGator
Date: 14 Jan 05 - 12:45 AM

[Email from my brother]:

This was prompted by someone posting: "I want to see haikus for every year"

Many obscure references ensue, but it's worth reading the next 60 or so messages for the giggles

http://deadnetcentral.com/WebX?[e-mail]7Q.9@.3b9e307d/2240

[Me again]:

After the 2d or 3d page of haiku-submissions, some of the messages get into a "how-to" discussion about writing haiku, including talk of Jack Keroac's theory of American Haiku. Some participants in the forum are notably less interested in this than others.

I'm sure that *some* of you Mudcatters will appreciate this...

Subject: RE: BS: Grateful Dead haikus
From: PoppaGator
Date: 14 Jan 05 - 10:22 AM

My bad -- should have labelled this as "BS."

(Maybe there'd have been a response or two by now if this had been posted in the right place.)

Subject: RE: Grateful Dead haikus
From: GUEST,Mrr
Date: 14 Jan 05 - 10:26 AM

No, this is definitely music-related! They're a howl!

Subject: RE: Grateful Dead haikus
From: mandotim
Date: 14 Jan 05 - 11:33 AM

Writing a poem
In seventeen syllables
Is very diffic...

Tim

Subject: RE: Grateful Dead haikus
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Jan 05 - 11:46 AM

Limericks are another matter:

A band now know as the Dead,
Were Grateful to every head
Who thought them the best
So they played without rest --
Now Garcia's an ice cream instead.

Subject: RE: Grateful Dead haikus
From: PoppaGator
Date: 14 Jan 05 - 01:45 PM

Way to go, Mandotim & Rapaire!

I was kinda hoping this would develop into a "challenge" of sorts. I had thought it most likely that the form (haiku) would be preserved while the subject matter (Dead) might change, but Rap pulled a switcheroo by contributing a Grateful Dead limerick.

All combinations and permutations are welcome, as long as they're silly.

I'd participate myself, but I'm an essayist at heart, not a poet...

Subject: RE: Grateful Dead haikus
From: Bob Hitchcock
Date: 15 Jan 05 - 12:02 AM

These are great, the Limerick is good too.

By the way, did you hear what the Deadhead said when he ran out of dope?

This band sucks.

sorry about that......Bob

Subject: RE: Grateful Dead haikus
From: open mike
Date: 15 Jan 05 - 01:17 AM

an essayist's heart
is very nearly able
to re-vive the dead

Subject: RE: Grateful Dead haikus
From: PoppaGator
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 05:34 PM

Very nice, ms. mike -- thanks!

Subject: Grateful Dead haikus
From: GUEST,Kel
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 09:00 PM

Faithful to the end
Grateful for the songs and dance
Rest in peace Jerry

Subject: RE: Grateful Dead haikus
From: michaelr
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 09:08 PM

It was magic then
No use though without Jerry
They should give it up

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Grateful Dead haikus
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 18 Jan 05 - 09:57 PM

The Dead is dead
If you wanna groove go see
String Cheese Incident

Subject: RE: Grateful Dead haikus
From: PoppaGator
Date: 19 Jan 05 - 10:55 AM

Or go see
Robert Randolph and
the Fam'ly Band.