CONFUSION he say:
You lose sense of humour
you go funny farm
Author notes
This is not a traditional senryu.
For those interested in haiku & senryu, I would recommend haikumonk's authoritive article: allpoetry.com/Column/423262
Also, this comprehensive site on the subject: www.ahapoetry.com/HAIKU.HTM
Written April 19th, 2004
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Great!
I think this was really cute.Maybe cause I'm from the south and it struck me lol I dunno. Awesome job sis. I love your humor 
Kari -
Gimme silly every time!
Some need to go to a 'funny farm' to learn how to be funny, and not take themselves so seriously.
The up side of that is that those wankers provide amusement for the rest of us Nothing funnier than a self-important pseudo intellectual. 
~G
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So there is a contradiction somewhere, either 'he' is wrong, or the members of AP are. I certainly will never lose my sense of humor yet everyone around here calls me crazy!
Also, wouldn't you go to a FUNNY farm only if you have a sense of humor?
I'm so confused, do I let Yem (silly) or Ima Cucumber (serious) run amok on this site...I think I just answered my question.
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Thanks, Mari!
I find writing funny really hard. But, so long as you can still laugh at something funny, you know your sanity is ok.
~G
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You are too much! I think I need to find that farm, I can't write anything funny
Loves,
Mari
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Thank you, Natalia! Glad you enjoyed it. Senryu are meant to be funny or ironic.
~G
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I can't say I have ever read a funny KU LOL I like the irony in this one mind you. I don't think alot can pull them off, but you have done a fantastic job.
Natalia -
Lol- this is a really funny poem because it uses a play on words very effectively. I like the use of style on this piece. Well done
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LOL THIS IS GOOOOD!
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I am laughing really. Please don't send me up the river...
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It has a companion book by Benjamin Hoff called the Te of Piglet. They are very sweet, with pithy illustrations from the Hundred Acre Wood. I highly recommend them!
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Thank you, M, yes I had meant to find that reference.
Oh, dang it, it wasn't original huh? I don't think I'd heard of the "Tao of Pooh" before (unless I just had cryptomnesia)
Oh well, the rest is mine (I think
) Hehe, yeah, I was wondering if someone would pick up on that little innuendo..good one?
Thank you for your entertaining (and educational) comments.
Love & Light
~ Gennelle
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Good
It may be helpful to refer Batgaz and aspiring haiku writers to Haikumonk's authoritative article: http://allpoetry.com/Column/423262
I first heard of Confucius, the Chinese philosopher, referred to as Confusion in the Tao of Pooh. Nice book. I like your senryu. Is the funny farm where people learn humour?
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batgaz ~ The japanese sound symbols 'onji' are shorter than English syllables, therefore purists have determined that a haiku in English would be closer to the desired 'breath length' (of Japanese) if it were 12 syllables, instead of the traditional 17. The Japanese language doesn't have the connecting words like 'in' 'on' 'at' etc that English has that can make a haiku too wordy. There are subtle differences and exceptions of course...the art is in finding them. I am a novice with a \lot\ of practice to do. Thanks for your interest. ~ Maatkara
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Ok, my mistake. But you'll have to explain, you've got me interested. I have no idea what an onji is. I'm just used to the basic 5-7-5 rule of haiku.
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You are being funny...right? If you know about Haiku styles you know you don't "count", you 'breathe'. But if you speak Japanese, or know the difference between an English syllable and an 'onji', I'm all ears
~ Maatkara
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Hehe. That's funny... but is it just me or are you missing a syllable in the second line? I only count 6.
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Great comment, Luckhole! You encapsulated it perfectly
~ G
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it's funny cause it's true. and cause it's funny.
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