Where the Sidewalk Starts: Randomness in Poems and Parodies

Poems

the Haiku Theory

俳句は、簡単です
時には彼らは、意味がありません。
幸せなポテト

translation:

haikus are easy,
but sometimes they don't make sense.
happy potato

-William

alternate endings:

Refrigerator

grumpy the hedgehog

a roll of duct tape

Deluxe Cheese Pizza (a haiku)

Deluxe cheese pizza

sprinkled with mozzarella

 om-nom-nom-nom-nom

-William

The Eat (a haiku)

om-nom-nom-nom-nom

gobble, gobble, gobble, slurp

yum, yum, yum, yum, yum

-William

The stench (a limerick)

there once was a man named Bart,

who one day let out a great fart.

From the stench people died,

and Bart wept and cried,

then vowed never again to fart.

-William

Where the Sidewalk Starts(a parody)

This is where the sidewalk starts

Where cement is put in place

Where insects run wild and free

Where dogs really enjoy to pee

Where there's tar as far as the eye can see

And graffiti is scrawled in haste.

This is where the people walk

With excessively long strides

With books tucked underneath their arm

On their neck shines a lucky charm

And to bugs their feet mean great harm

And pets walk at their side.

This is where the Hondas roam

Where gas fumes fill the air

Where motors scream their motor sound

Where tires squeak upon the ground 

Where cranked up Eminem music pounds

And the honk of horns is everywhere.

We'll pave the cemented streets

And feel the thumping of our feet

And dance to the hip hop beats

Where the sidewalk starts.

-William (parodied from Shel Silverstein's "where the sidewalk ends"