July 17, 200619 yr Last season in May, someone started a Sox Haikus thread on the main Sox site. I wrote a bunch of them about us winning the World Series. Yesterday, in response to Beck 72's thread about hope for this season, I penned the following new ones. I decided they deserved their own thread since no one responded in kind on that thread. Feel free to add your own. Remember, Haikus follow the 5-7-5 syllable format. (P.S. I stand corrected on the form by Misplaced Sox. Thanks for the information!) ***************** We are just lulling Other teams into thinking They can beat the Sox In fact, the White Sox Are still baseball's best team And we will prove it Have no fear Sox fans Would you swap our warriors For another team? Winning July games Is not essential prelude To October wins Pitching and defense Will reemerge and become Our team theme again Until it comes back Power bats will carry us Into the playoffs Once in, we won't care If we have the Wild Card slot Or win the Central No team can stop us From repeating as World Champs We will find a way Ya gotta believe In this solid White Sox team To go all the way! Back-to-back titles Flying over the South Side It's gonna be sweet. Edited July 18, 200619 yr by VAfan
July 18, 200619 yr Its all good and all but the Haiku is a different technique. I know your having fun and it is amusing but Im just being technical here. What you have provided is a "Hokku" a starting chain. Normally a Haiku is composed a single thought between two distances and it stops..... it also hints or winks at the season in which it was written as in "fresh" for spring..... "warm, moist" summer..... "dry, leave" fall and "sleep, alone" winter..... Anyways I it is a nice idea
July 18, 200619 yr Not Sox related, but I wrote this a while back. It's probably the greatest haiku ever written. A haiku is a poem with seven sylla bles in the middle
July 18, 200619 yr When at Cell Field Action right in front of me Blonde Chevy Pride girl ::snap snap snap snap
July 18, 200619 yr These threads are getting wierder by the day. Nothing screams to me more for american baseball, than Japanese poetry. Edited July 18, 200619 yr by southsideirish71
July 18, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 09:39 PM) These threads are getting wierder by the day. Nothing screams to me more for american baseball, than Japanese poetry. C'mon. Haven't got the creativity to pen a few lines to the success of your favorite team? I'm actually pretty disappointed that so few Sox talk posters seem to be able to conjure up odes to the success of the Sox.
July 18, 200619 yr People want him back Well guess what you Rowand fans He's not coming back Anderson's to stay He is twice the defender Bat's coming around Garcia is not good He is the one that should go Your velocity sucks Bring me the Flash Bring in Duaner Sanchez McCarthy will start
July 18, 200619 yr QUOTE(VAfan @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 10:25 PM) C'mon. Haven't got the creativity to pen a few lines to the success of your favorite team? I'm actually pretty disappointed that so few Sox talk posters seem to be able to conjure up odes to the success of the Sox. I can honestly say the last possible thing I ever thought I would see from sox fans is "Please recite your victory haiku". Its almost creepy.
July 18, 200619 yr QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 09:08 AM) The Sox wear the crown hence, the inevitable Detroit will go down!! The only true Haiku in this thread.^ 1st line, 5 syll 2nd line, 7 syll 3rd line, 5 syll 1st and 3rd lines must rhyme
July 18, 200619 yr QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 09:16 AM) The only true Haiku in this thread.^ 1st line, 5 syll 2nd line, 7 syll 3rd line, 5 syll 1st and 3rd lines must rhyme I'm hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes!!
July 18, 200619 yr QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 09:16 AM) The only true Haiku in this thread.^ 1st line, 5 syll 2nd line, 7 syll 3rd line, 5 syll 1st and 3rd lines must rhyme Rhyming's over-rated That's why I never do it It sounds tired and dated Well, that sucked, the first line is 6 syllables. Edited July 18, 200619 yr by The Critic
July 18, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 10:16 AM) The only true Haiku in this thread.^ 1st line, 5 syll 2nd line, 7 syll 3rd line, 5 syll 1st and 3rd lines must rhyme What if the second line rhymes too? I wrote this one last year: Great Ozzie man say Pitching and defense the way To World Series play! It still applies.
July 18, 200619 yr QUOTE(VAfan @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 11:18 AM) What if the second line rhymes too? I wrote this one last year: Great Ozzie man say Pitching and defense the way To World Series play! It still applies. Nah, that's closer to a lemerick
July 18, 200619 yr Who is this Widger? Calls nothing but bad games Blanco should come here BTW LMB, haikus do not have rhymes. I just wiki'd it.
July 18, 200619 yr QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 11:43 AM) Who is this Widger? Calls nothing but bad games Blanco should come here BTW LMB, haikus do not have rhymes. I just wiki'd it. We all make mistakes Next time I'll do more research Will you forgive me? Doesn't even look like any kind of writing style without the rhyme.
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