This haiku is ok
For all it could be better
It could still be worse

10 responses to “A Haiku That Fully Embraces Its Mediocrity”

  1. James amazes me
    What did that haiku ever
    Do to you, I ask

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    1. The haiku is, essentially, the ‘fast food’ of poetry. It’s convenient, and briefly satisfying but it does no-one any good in the longer term

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  2. Oh, I’ll slap a lackadaisical ‘like’ for your languid effort. But I know the/your finishing line is another 24 hours closer…

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    1. Lackadaisical or not, all ‘likes’ go into the stat machine, and are, after all, the currency of 21st century life. But yes, only five more posts to go and I’ll alter course.

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  3. It remains mediocre even when it is re-ordered.

    Therefore, mediocre yet it can’t be improved. You are the master of paradox.

    Is this Haiku OK
    could it be better for all
    could it be worse still

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    1. I knew I must be a master of something

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      1. OK, don’t go on about it – mardy pants!

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  4. James Proclaims Haikus
    Available for sale near you
    Cheap because they’re bad

    Laugh Long and Prosper

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