01-02-2016, 10:57 PM
If we wanted to go linguistic on it, we could point out that "Shit" is derived from the Old English, which became the vulgar (read: close to nature) after the Norman conquest and the Latin dialect called Old French became the de facto high language. So "Shit" can be interpreted as a seasonal word.
the shit month of June
from pies seeds were fertilized
flowers were in bloom
So you see, if one drops ones rigid iconoclastic mindset, shit can easily be a seasonal word and the above a haiku. Besides, what we call haiku and senryū have nothing to do with the Japanese forms, so to argue an English poem within that context is pure balderdash in a pissoir. :p
dale
the shit month of June
from pies seeds were fertilized
flowers were in bloom
So you see, if one drops ones rigid iconoclastic mindset, shit can easily be a seasonal word and the above a haiku. Besides, what we call haiku and senryū have nothing to do with the Japanese forms, so to argue an English poem within that context is pure balderdash in a pissoir. :p
dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.