I hated English class in high school. And the part of English class that I hated the most was poetry. But I always liked doing haikus. Why? Because they didn't have to rhyme! The only real rule was the syllables, and I can count as well as anyone. Sure, you sometimes had to work a little to pack as much "information" into seventeen syllables as you could, but hey, I'm on twitter now – seventeen syllables, 140 characters, same idea.
I recently began posting Star Wars haikus to my facebook status as well as twitter. Both trilogies (in the order the movies were released) in a total of 102 syllables. They are summarized here. The Harry Potter saga is next.
Star Wars
Alderaan destroyed
Great disturbance in the Force
Death Star is no moon
The Empire Strikes Back
Yoda in a swamp
Trap is set on Cloud City
Vader is Luke's dad
Return of the Jedi
Yoda dies and fades
Vader has some good in him
Ewoks save the day
The Phantom Menace
Droid army invades
Ani and Obi-Wan meet
Jar Jar ruins it
Attack of the Clones
Grievous coughs a lot
Ani and Padme get hitched
But it's a secret
Revenge of the Sith
Dooku bites the dust
Anakin fights Obi-Wan
Darth Vader is born
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