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Putty Moor (Upon the Heath)
Once again, not a haiku. Where have all the haiku gone? And nothing to do with NZ either. More on that to come. But for now, today’s wee musing:
Putty Moor (Upon the Heath)
with kind thanks to Tony P for the addition of an R
I took my love to Putty Moor
(I had not taken her before).
Alas! [...]
Harry Potter 1 to 6 in 100 words (contains spoilers!)
In the absence of the Guardian topical haiku competition I thought I’d try something a bit different but similarly challenging. The BBC are currently running a competition to summarise the first six Harry Potter books in 100 words or less. Here’s my stab at it, submitted this evening as Christopher Graeme. It comes in at [...]
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Blow me! Throat cancer?
Oral sex worse than smoking.
(Clinton chucks cigars.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6639461.stm
Today’s topical haiku
Duff Duchess stays south;
for once Cam-ill-a’s left with
“no plum in one’s mouth”.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6161359.stm
Should we tolerate
Tony Blair’s intolerance
of intolerance?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6219626.stm
Today’s topical haiku
Frozen Turkey talks?
Wonder if they’ll be thawed out
in time for Christmas?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6194492.stm
Today’s topical haiku
Pop-picker departs;
In our chart of hearts Fluff was
Number One. Not ‘arf!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6187762.stm
Today’s topical haiku
Gord no! Brown neighbours!
Curtains for Blair? No… (but a
more apparent heir…?)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1870402,00.html
Today’s topical haiku
Rid us of TB!
Give us the BCG! (Brown,
Chancellor Gordon.)
Today’s topical haiku
Ice world gets colder:
Poor Pluto gets cold shoulder;
Planet? No! Boulder!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/5282440.stm
Today’s topical haiku
Shine no more, tired eyes!
Sun sets at the gates of dawn;
crazy diamond dies.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5169344.stm
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