Haiku is A FORM
OF POETRY THAT YOU WRITE
WITH DIFFICULTY

SO YOU GIVE UP QUICK
AND WONDERING IF, MAYBE,
WORDS ARE BETTER PUT

DOWN, AMONGST THE LOWER GRUMBLINGS OF THE SOUL
IN ALL ITS SEEMING LACK OF SENSE AND METER,
SUGGEST:

LET’S PLAY A GAME?
ONE FOR THE EASILY (OR NOT SO ) LED-
AGREE TO WALK OUT OF THE DOOR
WITHOUT REASON OR RHYME
JUST A SLENDER AGREEMENT
TO DO THINGS BY NEGOTIATION

WANT TO TURN LEFT?
IT LOOKS NICE OVER THERE
BUT HOW WILL WE GET BACK?
I DUNNO, WANNA GO SEE?

OK
DO YOU LIKE WHERE YOURE AT?
YES, THIS IS NICE
STRAIGHT ON?
OK.. YOU COMING?

THAT KIND OF THING
DOESN’T WORK SO GOOD IN PICTURES
WORDS ARE ALWAYS IN BETWEEN
IS that AN OK PLACE TO BE?

I THINK I’ll CALL THIS A FILL IN THE GAPS POEM
AFTER MY GRANDAD - TED
AND HIS SUGAR SANDWICHES AND CARD GAMES….