Bourbon Haiku

[marco246]

The island of Hawaii is, according to the last Federal census, the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. There are many Japanese-Americans here, and the haiku is cherished as an art form and encountered frequently. A haiku is a three-line poem of five, seven, and five syllables. It normally refers in some way to a season or seasons. Haiku often seem elliptical or even obscure, which adds to their charm.

I suggest we modify the theme to suit our own purposes. No new ground here; a search brought up a couple of threads from a few years ago which didn't take off.

Having recently participated in the Two-Word Challenge thread, I think it's now appropriate to expand our literary horizons (or, in my case, pretensions). Here are three offerings to get us started:

Red wax shines brightly

Prepare to meet your Maker

Yes there is a God

Sitting on the curb

Plastic flask in paper sack

Feel the white dog's bite

Listen to Zappa

And swill blackjack over ice

Weasels ripped my flesh

Like I said, elleptical and/or obscure are OK!

Cheers,

Mark

[TNbourbon]

Charred oak, grain and time,

Distinctive American;

bourbonista's glass.

[Gillman]

(With apologies to Jack Kerouac and the famous haiku poet he was adapting):

Cases of vodka and fancy labels

Useless, useless.

Gary

[RWBadley]

Cheers,

Mark

Chasing the goodness

To the bottom of the glass

Where did it all go?

We laughed loud and long

The whiskey flowed like water

Social lubricant

My wife says I stink

like some kind of alcohol

I know what it is

Cheers,

RW

[marco246]

Enquiring minds ask

Does whiskey make you frisky?

I just crash and burn