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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

ENGLISH HAIKU

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AN ENGLISHMAN

My home is my castle
I stay out in the midday sun
I am an Englishman

14 comments:

  1. Thanks Uma; Not quite - I'm only English on my mother's side

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  2. Hi Stan! I thought only mad Englishmen stayed out in the sun, or was it mad dogs???

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  3. Thanks Wil; Mad dogs, Englishmen - both the same thing.

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  4. I like the middday sun too. Summer is short.

    http://inthecornerofmyeye.blogspot.com/2010/06/six-english-haiku.html

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  5. Thanks Mary; Make hay while it shines.

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  6. a fine statement stan.. can't help but to ask..is yr castle crowded...

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  7. Thanks One more believer; Quiet on schooldays, but weekends it's standing room only.

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  8. This made me laugh. An English haiku for an Englishman... at noon, lol.

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  9. Thanks Diane; Obviously not set in England - where it's always raining!

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  10. Take that last comment back, Stan! Nothing but glorious sunshine for weeks. As ever, you have come up with the ideal topic for this haiku.

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  11. Thanks Derrick; This summer is looking good already - I hope it lasts.

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  12. It's always good to have a laugh at the expense of the English. I'm glad it wasn't an American haiku :).

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  13. Thanks Francis; Perhaps next time...

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