17 Syllable Obituary

17 syllables are the form for Haiku and Senryu. Poetry should be about love and death. I choose death

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Humphrey

Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, died March 2006 of unknown age

The Downing Street Cat
Was devoid of Sleaze or Spin
Humphrey never lied

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Ivor Cutler

Poet and genius, January 15 1923 to March 3 2006

In an old chair
In a Scotch sitting room
The old man dreams of Penguin

Thursday, March 02, 2006

Jack Wild

Actor, September 30 1952 to March 2nd 2006

Little man, what now
Leave that broken body
And Off to Witchipoo