Haiku workshop #2 results

Hey everyone!

Thank you all for participating in the haiku workshop #2! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed the first one, and got back at it. And as always, congratulations for making a haiku and putting it out there! It's not as easy as it looks.

Here are the pieces I'm aware of:

So, what can we take away from this? A few thoughts:

• Bugs fly. It has been written enough times so that I can be confident this piece of information is correct.

• Mostly summer, and a few fall backgrounds have been used. We're talking about bugs, so honestly, I can't argue with that. Well, maybe spring would've worked too. But since the spring background depicts a mountain at night, I understand it was less popular for this theme.

• Bugs are tied to different symbols here: either a menace ("bugs seek your arm yes"), a familiar and soothing motion ("bugs fly calmly"), a dietary supplement ("your taste of flies") or a robust vehicle ("strongly flying on bugs"). I find the diversity here fascinating, by constrat with snails which, as the last workshop revealed, are grossly monolithic roaring creatures.

• While bugs can be a menace, I find it funny that the haiku with the most explicit threat is actually about flying cats! Note that these cats "bug" the ship, so the menace still stems from the "bug" word, but with an alternate meaning. Very clever!

• "We're stuck with no flutes!" is a hilariously exclamatory yet desperate realization. Note that the only other exclamation is "we must seek the stick!", which also echoes to another haiku, "you'll seek for the first glass flute". So there's a sense of urgency, somewhat sacred purpose pertaining to sticks and flutes. I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

• Apparently there's such a thing as "noing of the cats". It is said in a context of strength and decisiveness, as the person is even "butting through the change", which I interpret as quite a display of self-improvement. I wonder if I shouldn't start noing of some stuff too, it sounds exciting.

• I'm pleasantly surprised by the importance given to the "arm" word. I didn't care for it myself, but it inspired you quite a lot! "Arm your cat" and "the strong arms of sound" are some of my favorite images in this workshop.

I suppose we could go on and expose more fascinating stuff, but I'll try to remain short. Don't hesitate to comment with your own thoughts! I'm sure I missed a lot of interesting things.

Thanks again! And stay tuned, 'cause I should be back in a week or two with exciting news! See you soon, MarechalBanane