I add yet another formal constraint to the roster. Rhymed haiku observe the strict 5-7-5 syllable count of traditional haiku, but add rhymes. Here are seven examples:
Look at all the salt
Sprinkled on my frosted malt
It’s the waiter’s fault
You thought it great sport
To commit a grievous tort
I’ll see you in court
What is this I found
Just lying here on the ground
It must weigh a pound
Consider the mole
It spends its life in a hole
That’s its only goal
In the afternoon
You will seldom see the moon
Because it’s too soon
This is just a hunch
That was not a wholesome crunch
In my bite of lunch
Everybody dies
Then we get our ears and eyes
Full of baby flies
2 responses so far ↓
1 Win // Sep 16, 2019 at 10:29 pm
This could be the beginning of a great new form, Doug. Love it.
2 mamie // Oct 6, 2019 at 6:53 pm
I believe I like the fourth and sixth best