What is a Jew Haiku?
Jew (jōō)
-noun
one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite.
Haiku (hī'kōō)
-noun
1. a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
2. a poem written in this form.
Jew Haiku (jōō hī'kōō)
-noun
A Jew Haiku is
a Haiku poem or verse
about The Choosen.
The sparrow brings home
too many worms for her young.
“Force yourself,” she chirps.
“Can’t you just leave it?”
the new Jewish mother asks —
umbilical cord.
Concert of car horns
as we debate the question
of when to change lanes.
Today, mild shvitzing.
Tomorrow, so hot you’ll plotz.
Five-day forecast: feh
Hard to tell under
the lights — white Yarmulke or
male-pattern baldness?
A lovely nose ring —
excuse me while I put my
head in the oven.
Is one Nobel Prize
so much to ask from a child
after all I’ve done?
Like a bonsai tree,
is your terrible posture
at my dinner table.
Quietly murmured
at Saturday Synagogue services,
Yanks 5, Red Sox 3.
Sorry I’m not home
to take your call. At the tone
please state your bad news.