Friday, September 02, 2005

responding to adam's call. i intend to do better ones with more time; this came out in a minute or two.

NOSTALGIA
Two times five was ten;
But what is math to us now?
dy by dx.

comments plz!

6 comments:

a adhiyatma said...

I think it lacks the focus that a haiku needs. It represents more than one idea or image, so it's too much subject matter for a haiku.

On another note, haikus don't have to be strictly 5-7-5. that only applies to the japanese characters. Translated to english the rule need not be so strict.

Derrick said...

:D I like this one! Never mind what a haiku -should- be, this one carries enough meaning for me already.

Cheng said...

i like it, maycontainpeanuts! ^^

one idea? you mean like

minus b plus minus
root b squared minus four a c
over two a equals x

?

Derrick said...

WTF Cheng you are one sickk poet XD

a adhiyatma said...

well, not really. go read a few.

Unknown said...

this isn't my own... but i think it's quite good:

Three things are certain
Death, taxes and lost data
Guess which has occurred

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