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Marching to the Beat of a Different Little Drummer Boy

Some people just glide into the holiday season as if on a poem. Others start off well, but have a few stumbles before they get the hang of it.

Tweeku

You all know that I enjoy haiku. Several years ago, I found that haiku fit very well within a text message…so well in fact that I almost prefer it. And it turns out that it fits well with Twitter’s tweets, too. But are haiku too last millennium for us?

The Future You Spoil

A poem, done in the same poetic meter that Dr. Seuss enjoyed, about the necessity of conservation of energy resources and saving something for future generations.

The Joy of Haiku

I like poetry. Not all poetry. I’ve never really been a big fan of free-verse, for instance; it seems more like prose than true poetry. In fact, I tend to prefer the more structured forms (yes, even limericks). So it’s really no surprise that the form I’ve embraced the longest has been haiku.