Day 2 of the Political Lune Poetry Slam starts now
Even a few words
Carefully
Written move mountains
As a counterpoint to all the great diaries and comments here at DKos which expound upon subjects and issues in delightfully verbose ways, I would like to challenge you to a terse form of conversation: Political Lune Poetry
A fixed form variant of Haiku, Lune Poetry has two forms:
The Robert Kelly lune
Robert Kelly, a Professor of Literature at Bard College, invented a new form of English-language haiku using the form 5/3/5 syllables, with the intention of making the form closer to the Japanese haiku than English-language haiku written in a 5/7/5 syllable format[1].
The Jack Collom lune
It is measured in words rather than syllables, making it easier for children to learn and compose. The form is 3/5/3 words. Jack Collom created this new form of haiku by chance, when he misremembered the original creation of Kelly's as this form, thereby creating a new one[1].
A new type of lune invented by yours truly:
The Political lune
This variant form of lune poetry employs either the 5-3-5 syllable or 3-5-3 word structure but must strictly employ only Political themes acceptable here at DailyKos.
So your challenge is to craft your best Political Lune and post it here. I'll collect up the ten most highly rated ones each day for seven days. The best ten over the seven days will then be listed in a Poll for the final judging next Saturday. If you aren't up to writing a Lune, we still need your votes (Recs)! It's quick and easy since they are delightfully short.
Day 1 results are here. Feel free to go here and vote for Day 1 entries. We're looking for the ten best over the entire seven days.
Here are the ten most highly rated entries from Day 1:
I'll start you off (8+ / 0-)
Party of No gets
its groove back
Mitch McConnell fail
by PresentMoment on Sat Jul 17, 2010 at 02:35:10 PM CDT
Here's a lame duck lune... (8+ / 0-)
So you want a loon
Half Term Gov
Oh, you said a "lune"
by JaxDem on Sat Jul 17, 2010 at 02:42:48 PM CDT
Number One Issue Lune (8+ / 0-)
Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs
We need more
Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs
by War on Error on Sat Jul 17, 2010 at 02:49:09 PM CDT
asdf (7+ / 0-)
Libertarian
Ayn Rand Paul.
Kentucky Loser.
by Its the Supreme Court Stupid on Sat Jul 17, 2010 at 03:34:27 PM CDT
asdf (6+ / 0-)
Sharon Angle proves
what happens
in Vegas, stays there.
by Its the Supreme Court Stupid on Sat Jul 17, 2010 at 03:33:20 PM CDT
asdf (5+ / 0-)
Republican are
set to blow
this next election.
by Its the Supreme Court Stupid on Sat Jul 17, 2010 at 03:32:04 PM CDT
Pimp (5+ / 0-)
Mothership sinking
give a rec
need all hands on deck
by DawnN on Sat Jul 17, 2010 at 10:01:12 PM CDT
asdf (4+ / 0-)
John Hall
in New York Nineteenth.
Still the One.
by Its the Supreme Court Stupid on Sat Jul 17, 2010 at 03:37:13 PM CDT
Warning Lune (4+ / 0-)
Freedom lost again.
Man's old game,
Repubs seem insane.
by War on Error on Sat Jul 17, 2010 at 04:30:55 PM CDT
Now What Lune (4+ / 0-)
Patriot Act doomed,
Change told us
Hope heals. We swooned.
by War on Error on Sat Jul 17, 2010 at 04:38:09 PM CDT
Bring it!