It all began with Rainbow Farting Unicorns.
Then it digressed to bad haircuts,
Adamantium wielding Wolverines,
and Light Sword slashing Jedis.
Le Clown’s Magnificence™ controls lightning.
His vampire powers reflect a life in Roman Times
Even though he chooses to emulate Jesus.
We learned never to feed him after midnight,
And that Gamma Rays are his friends.
Iggy Pop scared us with his snarl,
Headless Goliath freaked us out,
And the image of the Flasher
will
forever be burned into our brains.
And you, his Carnies stood by him,
Willing to go the distance,
Making up verse without the benefit
of pants on Sunday Morn.
Now it is time to bid Adieu
to Haiku Sunday – the lowest form of Puns.
Here’s your last chance before
The
World ends and Mayans rule again.
As your host for today’s finale
I anticipate great things from you.
Enjoy this verse-fest one last time
.
Let’s make it a great one.
So please compose your comments in either Limerick:
There was a young Clown from Quebec
Who spied on the ground a small speck
Clown shone his Magnificence™,
The Spider grew in defense,
And Clown ran screaming, “What the feck?!”
Haiku:
Counting fingertips
Will end today as Le Clown
Entombs L’Haiku
Acrostic:
Thanks to
A Clown on Fire for
Resurrecting rhyme and
Acquainting
Neophytes and scholars
To
Unruly poetry.
Largesse™
Abounds
or Tanka:
Waiting for Sunday
Writing Haiku on the fly
Farting Unicorns
Logan’s Adamantium
Without being clad in pants.
Now it’s your turn:
glad it’s not just me
counting up on my fingers
when writing haiku
what a great sum up
of all the haiku madness
well done to Cathy
thank you to le clown
for all the haiku fun times
here’s to the future
Posted by Suzy Blue | December 9, 2012, 07:37This
Haiku Madness
And counting on fingers
Now ends, but the
Kingdom of Le Clown
Spreads, Suzy.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 08:28I only hope
that my freeverse
my rebellion
my railing against Le Man
will be noticed
if not counted
*snap snap snap*
Posted by saradraws | December 9, 2012, 07:39Free verse works today,
Sara. Your rebellion
Noted and counted.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 08:32When Mayans proved wrong
Where to get my Haiku fix
Thursdays with Diva
Posted by SocietyRed | December 9, 2012, 08:07O Cheeky Diva
Haiku Thursdays will blossom
A great host you are.
Posted by Le Clown | December 9, 2012, 08:37You guys are too much!
My cold heart overfloweth
Haikus will go on
Posted by thecheekydiva | December 9, 2012, 12:39Diva Thursdays will
Be my stamping ground too, Red.
Haiku must go on.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 08:37I wish I had the poetic skills necessary to take part in these wonderful challenges, Le Clown. Alas, I am but a humble servant of the Modern Traveler – and I suck.
Posted by The Hook | December 9, 2012, 08:41The
Hook,
Even your apology for
Haiku ineptitude rings
Of
Opulent, lush prose.
Kudos!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 09:09Adieu to Haiku
Squashed like a spider, you are
By a big clown foot.
Le boo!
Posted by blogless wonder | December 9, 2012, 08:43Le Boo is so true
Arachnids get a bad rap
Like Haiku no more…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 09:13Spider sees Clown
Peering down
“Ick!” says he
“Don’t!” says she
End of spider.
Reconsider?
Posted by blogless wonder | December 9, 2012, 10:05Yes, reconsider,
Or Le Clown runs for his life
As eight legs pursue!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 10:27Reblogged this on LargeSelf and commented:
Join me at Le Clown’s place for the last Haiku Sunday. I’m the host for the festivities. Flex your Haiku muscles and let’s have some fun!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 08:44Le Clown, ecstatic
Black, bitter coffee in bed
The End, by Cathy.
Posted by Le Clown | December 9, 2012, 08:44Glad I am, Eric
Coatepec in my cup
As Yoda speak ends.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 09:18Le Clown I implore
Let’s say the Mayans are wrong
Can we haiku more?
Posted by bodhisattvaintraining | December 9, 2012, 08:55Bodhisattvasan,
Haiku lives on in our hearts
If not on Sundays.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 09:21good answer
thanks Cathy
Posted by bodhisattvaintraining | December 9, 2012, 09:24S cary
P rowling
I llustrious
D ude
E xclaiming
R etirement of Haiku
Thanks for hosting haiku Sunday
was a free fun day
for the poets in Le Clown Land
Rock on Cathy our host
you spin it better than most
smiling at you
I bid adieu
Posted by unfetteredbs | December 9, 2012, 09:05Audra, Poet, Friend,
I bow at your compliment
Haiku from you rocks!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 09:44goodbye cruel world
one without haiku galore
I bid you adieu
Posted by on thehomefrontandbeyond | December 9, 2012, 09:29Mayans were so wrong.
Haiku grows strong as world turns.
Le Clown hosts no more.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 09:47No more haiku?
No more will I fail
Be blue to no avail?
Fuck.
Posted by TAE | December 9, 2012, 09:40For now,
Un-Haikuing
Clown
Kiboshes
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 09:50We must bid Ah-doo
To Le Haiku at Le Clowns
But Hey! Life goes on
I’m sure he’s plotting
Some other Sunday genius
We’ll wait patiently
But, now what to do
With the haikus in your head?
“I’ll take em!” she says
Thursday haikus rock
At The Cheeky Diva’s pad
drop on by to wax
Shameless plug, I know
But Le Clown suggested it
Thank you, oh kind sir
Glad to be a help
To all your adoring fans
With pent up haikus
……………….
Best of luck Cathy!
You’ll be busy all day long
With all the fan mail
Have fun with this girl
What an honor it must be
To have the last word
Posted by thecheekydiva | December 9, 2012, 09:41Seal of Approval
Readers, Le Clown gives you his…
Go play, she is great!
Posted by Le Clown | December 9, 2012, 09:44Gotta break the rules
And say a big Awwww, Thank you!
Hey! Didn’t have to!
Posted by thecheekydiva | December 9, 2012, 10:07Cheeky Diva, thanks!
And you will carry the flag
On Thursday Haiku.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 10:31Thursdays @ Diva’s
Haikus galore
Unruly fun, always
Room for one more
So don’t get downhearted and
Don’t get the blues
At The Cheeky Diva’s
You can still do Haikus!
(Um, and acrostics? I hope?)
Posted by blogless wonder | December 9, 2012, 10:45All poems welcome!
The worse the better, readers
Please come join the fun!
Posted by thecheekydiva | December 9, 2012, 13:47Goodbye to Haiku
It was my Sunday fun time
From my sleepy bed
Posted by Carrie Rubin | December 9, 2012, 09:46Sunday Haiku fun.
Not too taxing on the brain.
Three lines of counting.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 10:33The time for The End is quite near
With a spider ginormous, I hear
Arachnids are dandy,
Eight legs are quite handy
But it’s the clown down below that I fear.
Posted by Rutabaga the Mercenary Researcher | December 9, 2012, 09:53Spiders are our friends,
And Jim Morrison’s legend
lives on, not Haiku…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 10:43Oh, the fun we had
Writing and reading haiku’s
It was wonderful!
You’re great at giving
Things like these a decent end
Well done! I tell you
Posted by No Blog Intended | December 9, 2012, 09:59It was truly fun
Playing at Asian art form
Even if not art…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 11:02Spiders don’t scare me
As much as shitty haikus
Oh, what have I done?!
Posted by becca3416 | December 9, 2012, 10:01What makes Haiku bad?
Artful or not? I ask you.
Anyway, it’s gone!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 10:51What a way to end
This larger than life fest
Bravo Cathy bye Haiku
Posted by boomiebol | December 9, 2012, 10:15Bye Haiku, Helllo
Something new. What? Do not know.
We will await it…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 11:13Oh holy shit dude,
Eric, look out behind you!
There is a spider.
Posted by La La | December 9, 2012, 10:25Spider chases clown
As the blogosphere looks on.
But clown has big foot…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 11:51Wonderful job done
Le Clown and Cathy Ulrich
Haiku is not gone
Although one more thought
Well Haiku as I heard
Is three syllables
Is that right or wrong
Please do tell me I must know
For you all I bow
Posted by mmkng | December 9, 2012, 10:32Haiku is three lines:
Five, Seven, Five syllables.
Sounds like Yoda Speak
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 10:39Cathy did you count?
My question only targets
Haiku as a word
Posted by mmkng | December 9, 2012, 10:52May be my Southern
Accent, but Haiku sounds out
Two units to me…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 10:59Cathy thank you then
And sorry for bothering
Haiku mystery
S olved.
P erhaps
I
D o
E exrcise
R hymes
Posted by mmkng | December 9, 2012, 11:10No offense taken
And none meant, either. Haiku
Art Form lives on.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 11:21I’m not going to rhyme, because I’m too excited that Le Clown cancelled this Haiku sunday. It’s so annoying to be a regular visitor and bumping into haiku’s, ON A SUNDAY! The day that I’m most bored and the internet should be overloaded with interesting stuff to read. But, noooo! Le Clown has to bore the hell out of me with Haiku’s.
Congrats, monsieur le Clown, pour le decision de la poopoo de la peux pas
Posted by Daan van den Bergh | December 9, 2012, 10:42Daan, my friend, since I don’t really know if Haiku is two or three syllables (Ha-iku or Ha-I-ku?) so that I’m not sure if my Hauiku (which I after researching have found out has no plural) are indeed Haiku, I’m glad you do not rhyme, so I can express my question without rhyming.
Sorry, Cathy, for my answer, but Haiku is not good for questions and
answers. Not for me at least
Posted by mmkng | December 9, 2012, 11:02Haiku here not meant
Seriously to pooh-pooh.
Just fun brain teaser!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 11:19Cathy you are right
Makes me remember classes
Glad I commented
Posted by mmkng | December 9, 2012, 11:33Me, too!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 11:39I’ve no idea what you just said… Haiku?
Posted by Daan van den Bergh | December 9, 2012, 15:57Haiku then, haha.
Posted by mmkng | December 10, 2012, 01:52Haiku Sunday
So glad it is over
Missing finger
Bye Sunday LeClown
Will got to Diva’s to play
Haiku Thursday rocks!
Posted by Maddie Cochere | December 9, 2012, 11:04I had to respond–
I am missing a finger.
I blogged about it.
Posted by brentwaggoner | December 9, 2012, 11:09Sorry pinkie broke
Apologize appendage
Maybe tip grow back
Posted by Maddie Cochere | December 9, 2012, 11:22I’m sorry to say
The tip is the only part,
That is still missing.
Posted by brentwaggoner | December 9, 2012, 15:42Sunday Haiku gone,
Thursday Haiku goes forward.
The Diva reigns poems.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 11:33Maddie you’re a dear!
Keep those fingers counting babe
Bad poetry fun!
Posted by thecheekydiva | December 9, 2012, 13:49It figures that you’d
Hold the last haiku Sunday,
When I join WordPress.
Posted by brentwaggoner | December 9, 2012, 11:08Check Cheeky Diva
And welcome to Blogosphere!
Lots of fun to go…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 11:37For the welcome, Cathy,
I extend my gratitude.
You’ve been a blogsend.
Posted by brentwaggoner | December 9, 2012, 15:44Farewell to Haiku
It was fun while it lasted
Now back to sleeping
Posted by Adam S | December 9, 2012, 11:16Sundays for sleeping.
Thanks for waking to Haiku.
I just formed verb!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 11:44Haiku goes adieu
Magnifent™ Le Clown stays
All spiders lament
Posted by Curmudgeon-at-Large | December 9, 2012, 11:29Spiders seek revenge;
Grow large like Shelob in lair
Le Clown bites knuckles…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 11:48Arachnids arise
Fire in Le Clown extinguished
Does Haiku return?
Posted by Curmudgeon-at-Large | December 9, 2012, 11:57Carnies arise! Write
Haiku for every comment
on A Clown on Fire?
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 12:07But Clown is too smart. Let’s write haiku on the sly, disguised as comments?
Posted by blogless wonder | December 9, 2012, 12:42Yes, decent disguise. He’ll never see through our ruse. Great, blogless wonder!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 12:49With haiku over
Le Clown must challenge afresh
Those who love to play
or
Big top fun for some
A choice: join or be poohpy
Ring master sets rules
Posted by talesfromthemotherland | December 9, 2012, 11:56Le Clown meets the task
Again and again. Our Faith
Knows no boundaries.
or
Grumpy non-poets
can pooh-pooh our escapades.
We will carry on.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 12:23There once was a clown with an accent
Who also has his way with each comment.
With every word and quip,
And the threat to snip, unzip, strip, and drip,
His WP plebes know he is magnificent.
Posted by aFrankAngle | December 9, 2012, 13:34Yes, Clown is magnificent, it’s true.
Our homage we pay him his due.
Our comments he reads,
Expounding his deeds,
And misbehave not lest we rue.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 13:42Well done.
Posted by aFrankAngle | December 9, 2012, 13:43Thank you!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 13:55I am so happy
This haiku drops before me
This got cumbersome(E)
Posted by Combat Babe | December 9, 2012, 13:49Combat Babe breathes now.
Cumbersome Haiku no more.
What’s next? Sundays off?
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 13:57Combat Babe breathes, yes
cumbersome counting no more
words, syllables sigh
Posted by Combat Babe | December 9, 2012, 14:05My haiku is weak
I am missing a finger
Can’t count like you
Posted by dutifullybroken | December 9, 2012, 13:51Dutifully Whole,
Your Haiku is magnificent
We’re all good friends here.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 14:19Your TARANTULA
Acrostic, it is stunning
I bow in respect
Posted by Madame Weebles | December 9, 2012, 14:08Fun Tarantula
Acrostic, but I misspelled
Acrostic. My bad!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 14:24Going to change it
Now before the spelling cops
Come looking for me!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 14:26Your secret is safe
Between you and me, Cathy
I won’t say a word!
Posted by Madame Weebles | December 9, 2012, 14:30Thank you, dear Weebles.
Your largesse outshines Le Clown’s
Spelling Police gone.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 14:56Haikuing no more
A masterful fond farewell
Cathy U you rock!
Posted by The Bumble Files | December 9, 2012, 14:48Aw shucks! Thanks, Amy.
While new to me, poetry
Suits. Acrostic too.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 16:01There once was a man from up North,
Awesome blog posts he always put forth,
He grew his community,
Brought blogging unity,
“Master of WordPress” he is known henceforth.
Posted by Jen and Tonic | December 9, 2012, 16:35“Master of WordPress”
Indeed. Le Clown Knows Blogging
And you, Jen? Great cards!
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 17:54I suck so bad at these, so I won’t even try.
Posted by calahan | December 9, 2012, 18:42Suckie Calahan
You suck suck suck suck suck suck
Suck suck suck so bad.
Posted by Le Clown | December 9, 2012, 19:04It’s my post today,
Le Clown. Even if he sucks
He gets clemency.
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 19:08O Mighty Cathy,
Your powers on my domain
For the day, trump mine.
Posted by Le Clown | December 9, 2012, 19:10When the clock strikes twelve,
Your powers return, then say
He sucks in Tanka…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 19:22If you want to, of course…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 19:22Okay, Calahan.
You are off the hook today
Because I said so…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 19:03Clowns and spiders
phobia confirmed
Therapy I now seek
Posted by mabukach | December 9, 2012, 19:38They go together,
Arachnophobia and
Coulrophobia…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 9, 2012, 19:59Stephen King’s
‘It’
Ruined my life
Posted by mabukach | December 9, 2012, 21:15Farewell, le haiku
New clowning for the new year
I shall miss you lots
Posted by Lyssapants | December 9, 2012, 23:52With Le Clown in charge
Whatever comes will rock us!
The Diva goes on…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 10, 2012, 08:50All things that I love
In this world do fall apart
Rest in peace my verse.
Posted by Soul Walker | December 10, 2012, 11:22Yes, it’s shifting sand,
But it was an awesome ride.
RIP for now…
Posted by Cathy Ulrich | December 10, 2012, 22:26Just finding this now
Feel that I missed out on much
Guess that is my bad
Posted by djmatticus | December 14, 2012, 14:10