Say it in seventeen syllables

by CatMan2 on May 30, 2008 4:31 PM PDT

Anybody have any Blazer haiku they want to share? My first stab:

He dribbles and shoots

Echoes of our beating hearts

And there go the game

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(Sigh) My little fanpost is lonely :(

I know some of you folks have serious poetry chops. I just write doggerel to amuse myself and torture others. Won’t somebody else give it shot?

Otherwise, I invite everyone to go all off-topic in here. What’s going on that you love and/or hate? And how ‘bout them Blazers??!

by CatMan2 on May 30, 2008 6:27 PM PDT 0 recs

I'll try CatMan

Roy top of the key
Feints right then crossovers left
Pop! Luke’s ankles snap

by OregOden on May 30, 2008 6:43 PM PDT 1 recs

Oh my!

Nobody can top that haiku. It evokes memories of my darling Travis. You reign supreme. So we’ll have to go OT.
Has anyone seen Bluooby or Lizzie lately. I’ll bet they went off somewhere together.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 30, 2008 6:49 PM PDT 0 recs

?

I hate correcting my typos. Maybe I should just learn to let it gooooooo.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 30, 2008 6:51 PM PDT up 0 recs

theres no such thing as typos

when you communicate E-bonically

If you dont talk to your cats about catnip, who will?

by bow4meow on May 30, 2008 11:56 PM PDT up 0 recs

I can't do it....but I will try with a few more than 17

Every Who down in Whoville(Portland) like the Blazers a lot
But K0be, who lives south of Whoville, does not
K0be hates the Blazers and the whole Blazer’s season
please don’t ask why, no one knows quite the reason
It could be prehaps that his jock is too tight
It could be perhaps that his wedding ring ruins date night
But I think the most likely reason of all…..
...is that his brain is 2 sizes too small.
Whatever the reason….his jock or his ring …
He stood on the Hollywood sign and said…
...I hate this whole thing

Thats a good start. Of course Dr Suess is rolling over in his grave, which is fine since he was a Californian

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 30, 2008 8:03 PM PDT 3 recs

Ha! Doctor Suess is my favorite poet and I don't care if he's from California. Think Yosemite.

Great poem. This fanpost has great possibilities. I recommend it.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 30, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up 1 recs

Yeh ....I forgive him too

My kids are now 8 and 12 and I can still recite most of the Suess storys from memory….that is what makes them so timeless

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 30, 2008 10:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

Verse 2

Why …for 29 years I have kept that that team down
I have to stop the Blazers from coming …but how?
Then he got an Idea ….an awful Idea
K0be got a stupidly awful idea
He chuckled and clucked “Boy they’ll learn!”
“With this suit an’ this wig I’ll look just like Dave Stearn”
So he grabbed some red thread
and tied a gray wig on the top of his head
He looked at the mirror and to his dismay
The reflection looked back and seemed rather…...(well not very macho)
So he called his dog MAX
and hitched up his sleigh
But a chihuahua can’t pull a sleigh
and “why do I have a sleigh anyway?”

to be continued…..

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 31, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up 1 recs

Conclusion Verse 3

So he jumped into his Jet and grabbed his dog Max
and had the pilot steer a course for PDX
When he gets there he is going to plunder
and without Roy, the Blazers will blunder
“Oh they’ll cry when I take Brandon….
...and all their championship plans they’ll abandon”

When the plane it touched down in the land of the trees
across Kobe’s face caressed a slight breeze
Kobe sniffed and said “What is this stuff?”
The pilot said “Air!” and that’s enough.
“But it’s not brown!!” said K0be “And where’s all the chunks?”
“And the people are nice. Where’s all the punks?”

Next K0be went down…to the center of town
to find that the Grand Floral parade was just comin’ around.
HE said “Hey there’s Roy!On top of that float”
“Hey Brandon come on down,
..It’s your friend David Stearn …
..and I’ve just come to town”
Brandon just looked and gave his head a small shake
and said to the driver “Release the brake”
K0be said “Yipe!”and started to run
But that flower covered T-bird was starting to come
and into a sign he directly did run

As it turned out K0bie didn’t die
but across his face, imprinted for all time
was “Keep Portland weird” and he started to cry

The End

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 31, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up 1 recs

I am moved beyond words

As a haiku, it fails dismally. As a poem, it’s magnificent! Bravo!

PS. Is there really a sign that says, “Keep Portland Weird?”

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 31, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up 0 recs

Literary license

No sign but plenty of bumper stickers an so forth

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on Jun 1, 2008 8:08 AM PDT up 0 recs

Epic!

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jun 1, 2008 2:23 AM PDT up 0 recs

i've got 2

a wealth of talent,
leadership and character.
future’s so bright here.

Bored of the down time,
bring next season to me now!
I need time machine.

THE Poobah of Prognostication

by CBASS on May 30, 2008 9:30 PM PDT 0 recs

Here goes...

Charles Barkley said, “Hark,
you hear that noise a comin’?
It’s them Trail Blazers.”

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 30, 2008 9:44 PM PDT 1 recs

Good one!

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 31, 2008 1:26 AM PDT up 0 recs

you might like this

25 heavy,

http://youtube.com/watch?v=s5jAkwfjsto&feature=related

What did Oden say to the stork?. "Admit that you have got lost". amlmart

by ptwnblzr on May 31, 2008 1:37 AM PDT up 3 recs

Oh my Wow oh Wow. That was great! Thank you. I recommend your comment.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 31, 2008 2:47 AM PDT up 0 recs

me too

"...and that loud noise you hear coming is the Portland Trailblazers." - Charles Barkley

by RebelRogue on May 31, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up 0 recs

Wonderful

"If OJ Mayo falls to the 2nd round We should risk one of our 3 second round picks on Mayo". Mortimer.

by amlmart1 on May 31, 2008 6:37 AM PDT up 0 recs

Half those highlights were of Travis

I’m boycotting all trade diaries from now on. They are not worthy of comments.

I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.

by tominhawaii on May 31, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up 0 recs

Yeah! They were great huh. I did notice that LMA didn't get much play though.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on May 31, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

His time will come

I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.

by tominhawaii on May 31, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up 0 recs

Godzilla!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xspSw4TCvNI&feature=related

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 31, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up 0 recs

One more CatMan

Patterson and Nash
Orchestrated our fast crash
We crush anywho

by OregOden on May 30, 2008 9:50 PM PDT 0 recs

I like what I see here!

And the Dr. Seuss verses had me LOLing!

I’ve got another one, too…

Sitting on the bench
He sees. He learns. He abides.
Just wait ‘til next year.

by CatMan2 on May 30, 2008 11:55 PM PDT 0 recs

(OT) Avatar needed

lemme know if I can hep

If you dont talk to your cats about catnip, who will?

by bow4meow on May 30, 2008 11:58 PM PDT 0 recs

I like your cats with attitude!

When I joined up recently I said that I was gonna scan a pic of my two former real-life cats. Still haven’t gotten around to it. Maybe tomorrow? Thanks for the offer Bow4.

by CatMan2 on May 31, 2008 12:17 AM PDT up 0 recs

OT-- are you referring to a cat scan?

that would be cool

If you dont talk to your cats about catnip, who will?

by bow4meow on May 31, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

by bow4meow on May 31, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

Another one

Are you kidding me?
You’ve got to be kidding me!
Brandon Roy: no joke.

by CatMan2 on May 31, 2008 8:49 AM PDT 0 recs

Kobe

Kobe is so great, yeah?
He is one scary dude, in summer.
But not for long, yeah?

I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.

by tominhawaii on May 31, 2008 11:54 AM PDT 0 recs

I was wondering when I'd show up.

Haiku’s. Hard to rhyme.
No one understands them much.
And I’m bad at them.

You have uncovered a, er, THE weakness in my poetry abilities. Maybe St. Bayno can cover me.

One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season

"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus

by T Darkstar on May 31, 2008 4:26 PM PDT 0 recs