In the interests of conciseness, a fundamental rule of good writing style, and seeing how much Jack likes my turns of phrase, I’ve converted much of my lengthy “Licking doorknobs” post of 19 June — a tribute to investors and financial analysts everywhere — into a haiku:
Dark skies gravid with
Precipitate disaster.
Bears sail arks of gold.
Hey, it’s got 17 syllables. What more do you expect? Maybe Jack or his “nameless scrivener” can tell me if the Wall Street Journal buys haikus.
I’ve adapted the image, with permission, from a painting by Vernon W. Jones (vernonwjones.co.uk). The “arks of gold” are there, just beneath the waves.
Bangkok Knights stories
Crazy men licking doorknobs
Skin left everywhere.
Wow! Another haiku–I love it. Yeah, when these dudes go “looking for some skin,” it’s transplant patches they’re after. … Just had a look at your blogsite–very nice; far more developed than mine. Cheers
Stay tuned for more ‘Bangkok Knights’ surprises soon to be published on my blog!