Haiku Madness

Al is a great name…
Al Franken, Al Bundy, Al…
No. Too soon. Too soon.

“No, too soon, too soon!”
Polly cried, ignored as Jim
closed his eyes and came.

Closed his eyes and came
all the way across the floor
He danced divinely

He danced divinely
Every step in perfect time
Too bad his breath stank.

Too bad his breath stank
'Though I was glad to see him
So said Rupert’s wife.

So, said Rupert’s wife
and said Rupert’s concubine
reached said agreement.

Reached Said agreement
In an Egyptian city
Near Suez Canal

Near Suez Canal
French, British and Israelis
'56 screwup

'56 screwup
(mom and dad referring to
my older brother)

my older brother
he got a haircut and job
now I call him Bob

now I call him Bob
'cause he lost both his legs and
he still went swimming

He still went swimming
despite being warned of sharks;
haven’t seen him since.

Haven’t seen him since
I was knee high to a goat
It’s not what you think!

It’s not what you think!
It’s whom you know that matters
When searching for work.

When searching for work,
avoid internet scams like
stuffing envelopes.

Stuffing envelopes
political grunt work, but
it has to be done.

“It has to be done”
I said. My steak seemed to be
blacker than midnight

Blacker than midnight
was Vader’s heart and armor,
but his son saved him.

But his son saved him,
And thus the man did not drown.
He then shot himself.

He then shot himself,
having taken poison, but
no one pitied him.