The annual Writer’s Conference at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa took a brief mid-morning break. the Face of Everyman was astonished to overhear that they were not free from the rapid fire prompts of the conference setting but must converse solely in the 5-7-5 structure of Haiku, responses must be in Latin, Classical Greek or Esperanto. The venerable sage wept as he recalled his high times on the isle of Mykonos.
Haiku
The much anticipated Haiku contest at the Foggy Bottoms Resort and Spa was an overwhelming success. Each contestant followed the ancient and revered 5/7/5 syllable pattern. Mullard who had been drinking in the Bar felt that he could do about as well as anyone. And so he began: ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe. the face of Everyman could not get him to stop his recitation. When finished “M” received a standing ovation from the gathering of poetry lovers. The venerable sage shuddered and pretended that nothing untoward had occurred.
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