Haiku Madness

P. Coltrane, cue, cue?
I am dumbfounded. Are you
trying to shoot pool?

Trying to shoot pool
Give it English, sink that eight
Or you’ll owe big bucks

Or you’ll owe big bucks
I suggest you pay promptly
Deer want full payment

Deer want full payment?
No! The rats on stilts eat way
too much as it is.

too much as it is
the cosmic beard grows longer
it is full of crumbs

It is full of crumbs
The Christmas cookie jar now
Holidays are past

Holidays are past
Darn it, we’re back to the grind
Back to the rat race

Back to the rat race,
Now is the time of great bills,
Must return to work.

Must return to work
on Monday, but I plan to
watch football Sunday.

Watch Football Sunday.
The titles are on the line.
Be there or Be square!

Be there or be square
Falcons or 49ers?
Ravens, or the Pats?

Ravens, or the Pats?
And now that hockey is back:
Islanders or Bruins*?

*Note: Like any born and bred New Englander, I prounounce this word correctly, with one syllable: “Bruns.”

Islanders or “Bruns”?
I miss New England Whalers
Now, it’s LET’S GO SHARKS!!!

Now it’s Let’s go Sharks
Unless you cheer for the Jets
The Jets all the way

The Jets all the way
Right into the Twin Towers
They all tumble down

They all tumble down?
Is there a good reason they
can’t all tumble up?

Can’t all tumble up.
Around here, we obey the
Law of Gravity.

Law of Gravity
Isaac Newton? And Einstein?
Sounds like a sit-com.

Sounds like a sit-com
He’s a dog and she’s a cat
A real odd couple

A real odd couple
Dogs, cats; Felix and Oscar
Like husband and wife