Holiday 'ku

[MerrySunshine]

Come on folks let's du the 'ku in honor of Hanukkah starting this evening and the upcoming Christmas festivities. :D For those of yu whu are nu tu the 'ku its a three line poem of Japanese origin. First and third lines are five syllables, second line is seven. Ready? Let's go!

[MerrySunshine]

Hanukkah, Kwanzaa,
Christmas, Boxing Day, New Years!
Happy Holidays!

[sunshinegirl]

What exactly IS Boxing Day?

[insearchofjason]

No one has a clue
Why "Boxing Day" is on our
Yearly Calendar

[insearchofjason]

If anyone knows
What Boxing Day is, please share
I bet Nikki does

[MerrySunshine]

What is Boxing Day?
Canadian or British,
I think, hey, vester!

[Cali_1]

I know what it is
but I'll let vester tell us
it's her holiday

[NikDC]

British holiday
Day after Christmas, presents
Oh joy, more goodies

[Cali_1]

Hanukkah is here
Light the candles for eight days
Ellen's birthday soon!

[ellenmed]

British holiday
They take back what they don't want
Ungrateful bastards

[MerrySunshine]

British Holidays,
So many there to confuse . . . .
Like that Guy Faukes Day.

[ellenmed]

Cali remembers!
Nik, returns are plentiful
Boxes to Harrods

[ellenmed]

Gone to lunch, bye bye
Fettucini with meatball
Choc'late chip cookie :p

[NikDC]

Holiday corrupt!
Gifts are for less fortunate
Not day for returns

Oh, poor St. Stephen
His feast, now a mockery.
Darn Canadians!

[ellenmed]

What's Gary Faukes Day?
ISOJ's birthday soon too
Darn Canadians!


For those of you playing, it's eye-sahj.

[MerrySunshine]

Guy Faukes Day: British.
I think he liked to burn stuff.
Fete the Fire Starter.

[ellenmed]

Quandry: Is "fire" 1 or 2 syllables?

[MerrySunshine]

One syllable, E
Unless you're in East Texas
Then it is "Fie-yur"

:p

[ellenmed]

Mer, friends call me El
Although E seems more special
I guess I'm Texan ;)

[iggy]

Originally
Boxing Day meant gifts from King
British friend tells me

[insearchofjason]

British friend tells me
Mailmen get gifts on this day
Don't know my mailman

[MerrySunshine]

vester explained it
has to do with alms boxes
give to the needy

[insearchofjason]

Are mailmen needy?
I hear they're paid pretty well
I'd walk for big bucks.

[NikDC]

Mailman now high risk
N'r rain nor snow nor anthrax
Tip on a postcard?

[NikDC]

History lesson:
Christmas is for gifts to peers
Day after, poor folk

Gifts to the needy
Hence flesh and wine for peasant
from King Wenceslas

Poor folk gather 'round
Little something for the serfs
Now back to the field!

[vester]

Catholic Brits mad
Fawkes want Parliament go Boom
Got caught, then got dead

[Patrick McIrish]

...but I was told Boxing day was when the newbies went around filling all the boxes of the vets around here. Private message prefferably.

Nothing like the holidays with a completely empty box and no PM around. :( :(

[MerrySunshine]

Now, McShake, try that
Heavy innuendo there
In haiku form, please

:D

[Patrick McIrish]

Innuendo's? Me? Am I that transparent. :(

Okay let me look at the directions again. Don't have to rhyme right? 'Cause I used to be a poet and didn't know it. :)

[Patrick McIrish]

Roses are red
Violets are blue,
I love the Brady Bunch
and snickerdoodles too......

:)
:)
:)

[leia1191]

Applause for McShake
Who attempted to haiku
Close, but no cigar

[MerrySunshine]

Tsk tsk, tsk . . . three lines
Syllables: five/seven/five
Try again, my friend

[ellenmed]

:rolleyes:

C'mon McIrish
Ku'ing is easy to do
Try. It's so much fun.

[mikecheck]

:rolleyes:

Ellenmed, my love
Awaits her birthday gift, soon
More bills to pay, darn!