by Alison
99ยข bread
at the Market Basket priced
better than Walmart
.
We are collecting haiku and we are looking for Haiku By You.
Today’s topic: The Economy
Add your haiku as a comment. Let’s see how many we can collect! Oh, and there’s no time limit. Today, tomorrow, next week. We’ll take ‘em!
Hubby’s small business
is having cash flow issues.
I work overtime.
Comment by Kelly — October 1, 2009 @ 5:28 am
Congratulation!
It is great! I didn’t know it is your website,
I hope It is going well .
Have great there,
Miriam.
Comment by Miriam — October 1, 2009 @ 6:13 am
Weekly ritual.
Unemployment benefits
on the internet.
Comment by D. Gale — October 1, 2009 @ 7:28 am
Oh, this is cool! Recession Haiku by NPR readers.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2009/05/our_favorite_recession_haiku.html
Comment by Alison — October 1, 2009 @ 10:36 am
The cost of living
is not the same as the cost
of living high on the hog.
Comment by rgdaniel — October 1, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
Job search going slow
He starts crashing parties to
Stretch his beer budget
Here are some more beer haiku relating to the economy from the past few years
Comment by Captain Hops — October 1, 2009 @ 1:36 pm
D-F-A-C-S
P-O-V-E-R-T-Y
S-S-I, Food Stamps.
Comment by johanna — October 1, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
i realize the count is off, but this was my original haiku.
D-F-A-C-S
P-O-V-E-R-T-Y
S-S-I , E-B-T
or
D-F-A-C-S
P-O-V-E-R-T-Y
S-S-I , feed me.
Comment by johanna — October 1, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
accepted offer
so relieved until we get
the contract riders
(they wanted us to say we knew for certain there was no absestos anywhere in the building and if it ever showed in the future we’d be liable. huh???)
Comment by Ariel — October 2, 2009 @ 3:08 am
My wife was right, I totally blew my syllable count… I shoulda stayed retired… sorry about that, here’s a better one, or at least a proper 5-7-5…
The cost of living
is not the same as the cost
of living too well.
Comment by rgdaniel — October 2, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
- whole earth news -
too many people
Google earth shows our damage…
starvation so near.
- credit -
plethora of things
their ownership meaningless
we’re drowning in debt.
Comment by johanna — October 3, 2009 @ 3:51 am
bill paying each month
is like a juggling act
when will the balls crash?
Comment by Leslie — October 4, 2009 @ 6:42 am
good one, leslie
i just HAD to play with it!
juggled too many -
all the balls came crashing down
major recession.
Comment by johanna — October 7, 2009 @ 4:07 am
I hope to find work
No? I’ll have more “vacation”
Sans Celebration
Comment by ambot — October 9, 2009 @ 9:34 am
Dow tops ten thousand
great news for banks, still no jobs…
wolves in sheep’s clothing
Comment by johanna — October 15, 2009 @ 2:34 am