New York Haiku, Legal Haiku, And Tanka Too
Excited tourists
stop and stare, awed by Times Square —
forget they have feet.
*****
Sleepless, hollow eyes
gaze at legal opinions,
but see student loans.
*****
Windy documents
written to persuade judges —
endless legal briefs.
*****
Libraries, once hushed,
quiet playgrounds of the mind,
kept calm and silent
by strict ground rules, now drown thought
in playground cacophony.
*****
(Thanks for these four prompts: New York, hollow, paradox, and hush. Posted at Monday Memories.)
Update: April 21st is Thank You For Libraries Day.
Tags: April Holidays, Briefs Humor, Haiku & Senryu, Law Haiku, Legal Jargon, Legal Opinions, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Library Poetry, New York City Verse, Noise Humor, Odd Holidays, Paradoxes, Student Loans, Thank You For Libraries Day, Times Square
Love how your sense of humor shines through your stanzas. I especially like your haiku, especially the final lines in your first two stanzas—read them also as excellent punchlines. Thanks for joining Friday Poetically today!
Great stuff. These forms are ones I find so tricky and you make them look easy, the sign of a pro.
I love all of these!
ah forget your feet and you will get run over here…lol. and ouch on student loans…
A neat package of images! Love the idea of “windy documents” – a little hush and a little bite!
Great sense of humor…I love the sight of gawking tourists forgetting they have feet! And the endless briefs! Last attorney I knew with endless briefs showed up in court in his long underwear…life happens. Good work here!
I love these, so much reflection in all of these! Truly great images you have painted~
Delight to be here.. so much learning.. thanks!!!
Enjoyed them – and so true about students and libraries.
I loved your poem, the areas talked about
the image drawn, beautiful
quiet playground of the mind…really liked this image.
All kinds of great images and thoughts. So wonderfully done.
Lovely set of prose. Thanks again for sharing.
really like the last it has an ominous feeling to it!
Thanks so much to all of you for your supportive comments!
A wonderful collection of memories recent and distant! I liked them all very much – enjoying the “real life” stance your poetry takes. The contrast of the last one was my favorite! Thank you for sharing on Monday Memories!
You have had quite a life Mad, Each of these tells a story all there own, well done X4 LOL
ENJLY
JL&B
Thanks so much JTS and JL!
Really interesting. I like a lot of your ideas in these poems.
The second one cracked me up…. damn debt!
trying again. glad that you noted my comment in jane’s blog. i am happy that i have not offended you in any way. :) bad firewall!!!
fantastic collection, each and every one is enchanting, first one is so cute, it is what happens in reality too.
trisha
free soul
Windy indeed – I like that! Great set!
yes.. the strict rules in library do seem to drown thoughts, Madeleine..!
Thanks so much to all of you for your enthusiastic comments.
And Trisha, I’m glad you were finally able to post on my blog.
And Vinay, I actually meant the opposite. In the old days, libraries were quiet, and you could concentrate. Now, there seem to be no rules — just rude people, noisy children, and a general thought-killing atmosphere.
You continue to inspire me with your charming and delicious humor ~~ :-)
Thanks so much, Becca!