5 for the Day: Haiku

Here are five haiku about movies, movie characters, and celebrities.

5 for the Day: Haiku

But I fart in church.

Here are five haiku about movies, movie characters, and celebrities. They come with one caveat: If you read them, you have to respond in kind. After all, this is virtual nostalgia English class. You knew there’d be homework.

1.

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An offer they made
that he couldn’t refuse: Why
Brando did The Score.

2.

You were a woman
Until you dropped your knickers.
Oh well. Since I’m here…

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3.

White Men Can’t Jump, and
According to Footloose, they
cannot dance either.

4.

A new jack singer
Is outacted by a cat.
Welcome to Glitter.

5.

BrAngelina and
TomKat? Go back 40 years
And you’ll find LizArd!

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This article was originally published on The House Next Door.

Odie Henderson

Odie Henderson's work has also appeared in The Village Voice, Vulture, Cineaste Magazine, MovieMezzanine, Salon, and RogerEbert.com.

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